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Government must up its game on PPE to protect health and care workers’ lives, demands UNISON

Continuing supplies are vital to preserve health of staff and those they look after

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UNISON secures PPE win for Scotland’s care workers

Joint unions warned that previous advice from Scotland’s chief nursing officer increased risks for home and social carers

Microscopic view of the Coronavirus

UNISON welcomes Welsh government’s new social distancing guidelines

First Minister says unions will help with implementing social distancing guidance

‘I am not going to stop working’: on the care frontline during COVID-19

‘Everybody is worried about the virus. Carers are worried for themselves, and worried for our clients too’

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UNISON challenges government’s claim that education staff don’t need PPE

Union raises strong concerns with Department for Education’s latest guidance

Care staff still not getting the safety kit they need, says UNISON

Thousands need protection against coronavirus

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There for all our members in the time of coronavirus

A call to arms: how your branch can help There for You help members hit by crisis and loss of money

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Back to the scrubs

UNISON branch secretary goes back to work as an operating department practitioner to help tackle coronavirus crisis

UNISON wins U-turn for trainee nursing associates

Health trust had planned to axe training and cut the pay of its TNAs

Testing increase welcome, but government mustn’t overpromise, says UNISON

Staff want to be tested but ministers must be realistic about what is possible

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New PPE guidance for NHS teams

Updated rules reflect changing threat

Back to the frontline

UNISON’s national nursing officer Stuart Tuckwood has returned to the NHS for the fight against COVID-19. First, he explained what the union is doing to support its health members

Lack of protective equipment for health and social care staff is “a crisis within a crisis”

Joint union statement calls on ministers to protect those on the health frontline

University agrees pay for zero-hours staff

Union welcomes move by City, University of London, to protect incomes of outsourced catering staff

COVID-19 housing help ‘doesn’t go far enough,’ says UNISON

The union welcomes help announced so far by the government, but calls for further action during the pandemic