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Nominations are open for the UNISON-sponsored Jean Atkinson award for outstanding healthcare assistant (closing date 21 April)

UNISON will run its sixth annual safe NHS staffing levels survey on 7 February and is asking all members in the nursing family to take part

General secretary Dave Prentis opens new joint centre at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn

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17 November 2016 – 30 October 2022

As the largest union in the NHS we believe there should be proper investment and support for vital mental health services for all NHS workers.

“Our daughter, Emma, was getting married and we were going on holiday after that so I didn’t want to put a spanner in the works.” It was […]

Commenting on charity’s report, Skint, shaken and yet still caring, UNISON head of nursing Gail Adams said that abuse affects those who experience it […]

Nurses and midwives warned that lapses will mean losing their registration and put their ability to work at risk

Southport and Ormskirk hospitals backs TUC Dying to Work campaign

Liz Potter’s double mastectomy following breast cancer left her determined to speak up for the NHS

Healthcare assistants (HCAs) working in the NHS are doing the jobs of nurses without the equivalent pay or education, says a report from UNISON published today (Friday). Two in five (39%) say they have not received the training necessary to provide the care expected of them such as looking after dementia patients, according to the […]

UNISON warns that move risks staff coming to work ill to avoid triggering process that could lead to dismissal – in a trust that has one of best sick-leave records in the region

“In addition to the potential for further role change and instability, the instruction also raises the prospect that organisations like yours may […]

The open letter to the prime minister reads: As the leaders of professional organisations, health unions, patient organisations and Royal Colleges, we are calling on you to take immediate […]

Commenting on new NHS England figures published today (Thursday), highlighting the scale of delayed discharges from hospitals, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Continuous cuts to social care budgets are the reason why many people have to stay longer in hospital than they should. “The problem is getting worse, not better. Already this year there […]

Alex Robinson would usually be facilitating medication rounds or doing aseptic dressing changes on a Wednesday. She’s currently studying to be a nurse; she’s quiet and a little nervous […]