Briefing lays bare Tory thinking
fighting cuts and privatisation in the NHS
Private company Compass claims it can’t afford an 82p pay rise despite generating £1.7bn in profit and paying their boss £4.6m
Outsourced staff were transferred back in house two years ago, but kept on minimum wage
Workers for private contractors are the fastest growing group of UNISON members
Delegates at UNISON health conference voice their anger over trusts’ moves to transfer staff and create two-tier workforces
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
Emily Heron’s dream to become a nurse is being thwarted by the government’s decision to scrap the NHS bursary
UNISON delegates agree: we can’t have integration ‘on the cheap’
UNISON health delegates discuss the pressures on ambulance members whose stressful jobs are made even more difficult by cuts
The NHS is continually criticised by its government regulator for being in the red – but it’s the beleaguered services that really matter
UNISON urges ministers to think again after the consultancy behind series of failed privatisations is shut down
The public willingness to accept cuts to public services is ‘exhausted’
‘Trade unions are a force for good and a force for equality in our society’, Labour leader tells conference
‘Don’t risk our NHS, vote to remain in the EU’ urges giant banner at UNISON Centre
Union presents interim research into Carter Review recommendations on English NHS as health conference opens