Pauline Symington is a neonatal ward assistant at Ulster Hospital and won the popular vote after being nominated by her colleagues
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Nottingham emergency highlights pressures across the NHS
UNISON believes that health workers should not be charged to park at the hospital they work at. That’s why we’re asking all NHS trusts in England to make parking free for all staff within two years. And a recent success for members in Norfolk, shows what is possible
Outsourced Doncaster and Bassetlaw hospital members plan 11 days of strikes in May to win health service pay rise
Moves toward industrial action ballot see Manchester hospital’s facility staff welcome in the new year with a pay boost
Strikers announce seven-day action beginning on 17 July in struggle to stay as NHS workers
Members at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS trust started a five-day strike today – here’s why, their own words
‘I was a bit nervous about coming out on strike, but we’ve all stood together and supported each other,’ says Carol, a domestic at Wrightington, Wigan and Leight NHS Trust
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh hospital staff strike for 48 hours over plans to outsource their jobs to wholly owned private company
NHS trust’s plans to move jobs and workers to its own private company sees 89% vote for strike – in a 79% turn-out
The National Audit Office (NAO) report on the public finance initiative provides a scathing indictment of PFI and PF2, and confirms many of the fears UNISON has been raising for more than 20 years, the union said today (Thursday). The NAO says there are currently 700 PFI and PF2 deals in operation, and if no […]
NHS staff are being urged to record nurse-to-patient ratios today (Tuesday) as hospitals face unprecedented demand, says UNISON. A snapshot of the pressures facing NHS staff will be recorded over 24 hours in UNISON’s sixth annual safe staffing survey. In addition to nurse-to-patient ratios, respondents will record any overtime worked, whether they took their breaks […]
The government must do more to reassure staff and the public that new NHS service delivery reforms are not a cover for further cuts, says UNISON. Last Friday was the deadline for the submission of 44 new sustainability and transformation plans across England, which are intended to provide better co-ordination of health and social care […]
Union wins praise from Welsh government minister for identifying concerns at Betsi Cadwaladr hospitals