Health unions are today (Wednesday) renewing their call for a coherent strategy to improve recruitment and retention, equality and diversity, workloads, well-being and career prospects as the government publishes its workforce plans. Over the last three years unions representing cleaners, nurses, doctors, radiographers, pharmacists, midwives, medical secretaries, paramedics, caterers, dental technicians, as well as porters, managers, […]
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Talks about the much-needed review of the NHS pay structure and the decent wage rise can now begin.
Alarming report shows the amount of strain the NHS is under even before winter pressures have kicked in
UNISON’s petition calling on the government to scrap the public sector pay cap and give NHS, council, police and schools staff a decent pay rise will be debated today (Monday) in Parliament. Ahead of the debate, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis has written to the Prime Minister to ask her why the Budget failed to […]
Government’s decision to scrap the bursary has clearly deterred people from pursuing a career in nursing
Southport & Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust will today (Friday) become the first organisation in the country to sign up to UNISON’s apprenticeship charter. The charter ensures that apprenticeships deliver a positive outcome for both apprentices and employers. The charter commits the Trust to provide apprenticeships that are well-funded, high quality and that lead to a […]
The government has shifted on NHS pay, but there could still be a sting in the tail
There’s no actual money on the table
NHS employees as a whole are struggling to survive on just their basic pay.
Commenting on the NHS Providers’ report, There For You: A Better Future for the NHS Workforce, published today (Tuesday), UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said: “This report hits the nail on the head. The NHS finds itself at the heart of a vicious circle. As demands on the health service grow, and pay continues to dive as prices soar, staff are understandably […]
Poverty pay should have no place in the NHS.
If more nurses continue to leave than join, staff-patient ratios will become even more dangerous
New November strike announced if hospital doesn’t withdraw threat to impose 12-hour shifts
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