Bringing the 111 and 999 services together should lead to “real improvements” for both patients and staff
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Members recruited when Greater Manchester PTS was privately run are paid less with inferior terms and conditions
The nation is in panic over the so-called ‘winter crisis’ in the NHS. But according to paramedic and UNISON member Jason Anderson, such pressures have become “the norm” for health staff on the frontline
UNISON health delegates discuss the pressures on ambulance members whose stressful jobs are made even more difficult by cuts
Two years of joint union work with employers sees agreement on Agenda for Change Band 6 job profile for ambulance paramedics
UNISON has today (Monday) informed the East of England Ambulance Service that it is to ballot frontline ambulance staff over possible strike action concerning managers’ failure to tackle the problem of excessive working hours and lack of sufficient breaks. In December 2015, 2,995 shifts finished over an hour later than planned, and in January 2016 this rose […]
Proposals include changes to meal breaks and ‘late finishes’ leading to compulsory overtime
UNISON has won an historic holiday pay victory for ambulance workers in Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS), which covers the four counties, has agreed to a union claim that holiday pay should include a payment for regular ‘overruns’. These are incidents of involuntary overtime worked by ambulance crews who attend […]