Former health secretary needs to take responsibility for chaos caused and lives lost on his watch
covid inquiry
Speaking on behalf of the TUC, Sara Gorton’s evidence focussed on the relationship between the trade unions and the employer bodies and NHS England
TUC and UNISON event gave Black health workers the chance to have their experiences heard and recorded
UNISON will be giving evidence to the public inquiry on the effect of the pandemic on the NHS and how it responded. Members’ input will help inform this
The same mistakes can never be repeated.
Meeting hears reports from general secretary and presidential team, recommits to work on Gaza, and discusses plans for national delegate conference
Matt Hancock’s enthusiasm for boosting sick pay would have been far more helpful when he was health secretary
Hearings set for a circus of ‘axe-grinding and score-settling’ that drowns out the suffering
Climate change, the COVID-19 Inquiry and a change of government were amongst the debates in Liverpool this week
Union’s president describes how a decade of austerity damaged the UK’s ability to protect workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
He continues to forget that his department as Secretary of State was not just for health, but social care too
Delegates heard from Professor Lyn Sudbury-Riley about her work with COVID Bereaved Families for Justice, as the pandemic public inquiry began
Christina McAnea says Matt Hancock failed to protect staff and residents
Lessons must be learned about how workers were left defenceless
Union’s NEC also highlights continuing pay campaigns, post-pandemic support for members and solidarity with those in Palestine