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UNISON wants the government to reintroduce employment and salary status for student nurses and midwives - a measure supported by 94% of those surveyed […]
Hospital cleaners, nurses and health workers today attacked claims by Michael Howard that the Tories could be trusted to
UNISON today urged the Government to
Having a nurse covering each school would make a positive contribution to improving the health of people across the country […]
UNISON is today calling for urgent Government action to close a serious legal loophole which is leaving overseas nurses at the mercy of unscrupulous employment agencies and vulnerable to exploitation.
Cardiff County Court has today awarded £240,000 compensation, with a further £114,000punitive interest, to UNISON member Alison Dugmore (37), who developed a life-threatening allergy to latex while working at two hospitals in Swansea. Alison was forced to give up nursing in December 1997 after she suffered a series of anaphylactic attacks as a result of using latex gloves coated with corn powder. She developed skin irritation and respiratory problems from the exposure and to this day has to carry an Òepi-penÓ with her in case she unwittingly comes into contact with latex.
What made matters even worse was having staff in the home and other health professionals continually querying who I was. I had power of attorney and we took the […]
UNISON, the UK
Commenting on the increased registration fees announced by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), Gail Adams, Head of Nursing for UNISON, the UK
UNISON has persuaded the Government to stop universities charging top-up tuition fees to nursing and other medical students. General Secretary, Dave Prentis, who has been involved in putting pressure on the Government over the issue has welcomed the move and the decision by the Education Secretary, Charles Clarke, to have a review of the effect of top-up fees on entry to public service professions