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It’s time to halt NHS staff exodus with game-changing pay rise, say health unions

Many are actively seeking alternative employment and others are seriously considering a job move.

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Fixing the NHS staffing crisis should be the government’s priority, says UNISON

Another top-down reorganisation is not the start to the new year that NHS staff in England were expecting

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

NHS staff-shortage crisis needs more than a quick Omicron fix, says UNISON  

Feedback from health workers suggests some of these stopgap initiatives from trust managers are helping a bit, but that much more is needed. Short-term […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

NHS ‘running on empty’ because government refuses to address staffing crisis, says UNISON

“The government should also draw up measures to attract new recruits and stop the exodus of existing staff. Any package of incentives must include better pay, conditions and […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Government must not dither and delay again over pay, says UNISON

A properly funded pay award will help the NHS withstand present and future pressures

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Long ambulance delays causing distress for patients and staff

There are real fears that staff and services will be unable to cope as demand inevitably increases. 

Press release on the UNISON National site.

Forced jab rule in the NHS risks doing more harm than good

This sledgehammer approach risks doing more harm than good

Press release on the UNISON National site.

Invest in NHS staff or waiting lists won’t shorten, says UNISON  

The backlog is overwhelming and will take years to clear

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Urgent action needed to address chronic undersupply of NHS staff

We must see a fully costed and funded national workforce plan, so we stop asking NHS frontline staff to bear an unsustainable workload shift after shift, week after week […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Westminster government could learn from Scotland over NHS pay 

After a long and difficult year, a decent pay rise for NHS staff should be a simple decision to make and be popular with the public.  Valuing health staff and investing in the NHS is a political choice

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

A 1% increase is neither a pay rise nor the way to treat NHS staff

“Matt Hancock should stop trying to defend the indefensible. The government needs a rethink as even its own backbenchers […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Recruitment pledges must be backed by decent wage rise if NHS is to thrive

Many workers are yearning for a reason to stay in the jobs they love

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Public money has been frittered away but NHS pay is a vital investment

The biggest cost for all of us will be if the government fails to invest in the NHS workforce

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

It’s in all our interests that the chancellor invests in the NHS

The government needs to hit pause and think again on pay

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

One per cent pay rise “is the worst kind of insult”

The public will be horrified. NHS staff will think it’s some kind of joke

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.