Cutting financial ‘lifeline’ to student nurses will leave them thousands of pounds in debt
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NHS staffing crisis worsened by government migrant rules
National Skills Academy for Health director Candace Miller explains how it supports and celebrates healthcare support workers
General secretary offers support to BMA action on visit to pickets at his local hospital in north London
UNISON stands behind the junior doctors as they stand up for their rights at work and for patient safety, but unfortunately these attacks will come as no surprise to student nurses
Responding to the Carter Review on NHS operational productivity UNISON head of health Christina McAnea said: “Of course every effort should be made to cut waste and inefficiency in the NHS and to make economies of scale where possible. “Repealing the Health and Social Care Act would be a good first step. The legislation has not […]
Union wins praise from Welsh government minister for identifying concerns at Betsi Cadwaladr hospitals
Nurses and other healthcare workers will be paying off their student loans almost until the day they retire UNISON is warning today (Saturday), as student nurses prepare to take part in protests against government plans to axe the NHS bursaries. UNISON says that controversial government plans to axe the bursaries could leave trainees more than […]
The government is being less than honest about these changes. “New nurses will now have to take a loan to live on, a second for their tuition fees and […]
Union calls on MPs to sign up to Early Day Motion and back the campaign backing healthcare support workers in the NHS
UNISON is asking students to take part in an online survey to gather evidence about their experience on placements and at university, and how it affects them and their family
The union shop is one of a number of shop-style branch offices across the UK which help make UNISON more visible […]
Millions of patients’ confidential medical records are to be passed to a private company, despite appeal from UNISON for secretary of state for health to reconsider his decision to award the £1bn primary care support contract to Capita
“Proposed public-sector redundancy cap will affect hundreds of thousands of workers providing vital public services”, warns UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis
This new increase brings annual registration fees up to £90 from 1 August 2015. A survey carried out by the union showed an overwhelming 97 per […]