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Hospital managers should consult with staff to deliver improvements to services

Ruling means thousands of women with existing claims can proceed with their cases

Five-point plan for nursing, launched at the health conference.

Old fashioned ideas are replaced with the reality of highly professional nurses and midwives of today.

UNISON nursing sector visits CWU picket line.

Emergency staff should not have to pay registration fees, says UNISON

UNISON, the UK’s largest health union, is to work jointly with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) to put together a Whistleblower’s Guide.

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Gail Adams, UNISON Head of Nursing, today welcomed her appointment as a member of the Commission on the Future of Nursing and Midwifery, vowing to rise to the challenge. She said:

Health workers across the NHS are facing severe hardship due to the current economic crisis and the effect of a below inflation pay deal. With inflation running at a 16-year high, NHS unions have joined forces to press the Government to reopen pay talks for next year. The unions argue that the three-year pay deal agreed earlier this year is now leaving hundreds of thousands of NHS workers struggling to make ends meet

More than half of all health students are considering quitting their studies due to debt, with almost a quarter owing over £10,000, a report (*) published by UNISON revealed today (16 September). The union is calling for a review of health student funding to avoid a recruitment and retention crisis.

In a new jointly published report, Student Experience - the case for change, the unions highlight the many challenges facing health students today […]

Health Unions respond to the Nursing and Midwifery Council

Angry nurses, who need their cars to visit patients, are today demanding a rise in their fuel allowance to help cover the huge hike in petrol and diesel costs. UNISON, the UK

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