We were presented with NHS England’s Five Year Forward View. Amongst other things, this plan laid out the future and vision for […]
The risk of fatigue leading to drug errors and their long term impact on members health are just two examples. They appear to have been […]
Conference believes it was mistaken for UNISON not to organise a proactive campaign against the cuts; not to organise a series of press releases with clear opposition to the proposals […]
Conference applauds the efforts of all sections of the health group in delivering the campaign called for by the emergency motion to last years conference and especially the two days of strike […]
Conference calls upon the Health Service Group Executive to: 1) support branches who are campaigning to have services brought back in house; 2) work with regional health committees within the […]
Despite numerous protests to the Tory-led government, changes in to the NHS pension retirement age means that UNISON health professional […]
Conference notes that many health employers are encouraging and at times pressing members in community and many support services roles to work in agile, remote or home based ways, making greater use of IT and reducing both the number of times staff need to visit their base and the size and number of bases themselves. […]
Conference calls upon the Health Service Group Executive to campaign for hot, freshly prepared and nutritious food to be available to staff who are working nights […]
Research in Northern Ireland showed that 82% of LGBT people had experienced harassment, which contributed to nearly one in four […]
The highest levels were amongst lesbian and bisexual workers. Studies of the experiences of transgender workers have also found clear […]
Given that Allied Health Professions along with other NHS staff have suffered a real terms pay cut over the last four years, this rise in registration fees could have a serious impact on family […]
Conference notes with concern that the goodwill of staff is being abused by managers to cover shortfalls in staffing. In particular there are concerns that staff are: 1) unable to take the necessary breaks in working hours; 2) not being paid for overtime worked; 3) being forced onto 12 hour shift patterns when they would […]
The staff in bands 1-4 make up around 40% of the 1.3 million workers in the NHS and are responsible for an estimated […]
Conference believes that the level of staffing of registered nurses in wards remains poor across the four countries that make up the UK. In Scotland, NHS Boards have to use the National Workforce and Workload Planning Tools. This can put too much emphasis on ‘professional judgement’ and can still lead to reduced staffing levels on […]
This result in healthcare students struggling to maintain a decent living standard on below that of the minimum wage/Living Wage, which can often result in students racking up […]
