A history man’s challenge for the future

Writer and veteran campaigner Harry Leslie Smith looks to the past and shares his hopes – and fears – for the future

Article, Magazine on the UNISON National site.

Fighting for the future of nursing

Hundreds of student nurses have protested against proposed cuts to bursaries

Article, Magazine on the UNISON National site.

A father’s story

After years seeking justice for his murdered son, Conroy Lawrence has turned his campaigning spirit towards protecting the NHS and his trade union rights

Magazine on the UNISON National site.

Government’s proposals into NHS agency costs ‘completely miss the point’

UNISON says that the problem is a result of government spending cuts

Article, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Food standards under threat as Luton and Dunstable outsources services

UNISON has said standards will fall and patients suffer after Luton and Dunstable Hospital Trust chose to privatise a range of services

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

UNISON protests to Jeremy Hunt about huge NHS contract award

Union writes to the Secretary of State for Health asking him not to allow the award of a huge NHS contract to a private company

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Councils and unions lobby Parliament over fair funding for Wales

Five years of austerity have ‘inflicted long-term damage ‘on Welsh communities

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Handing over millions of patients records to a private company is ‘reckless and wrong’ says UNISON

UNISON has today (Monday) strongly condemned the government’s decision to award primary care support services – one of the largest NHS contracts worth £1bn over ten years – to outsourcing giant Capita.

Press release on the UNISON National site.

Fresh meals under threat at Luton hospital

UNISON warns against plans to outsource cleaning and hospital meals at Luton and Dunstable University Hospital, which could see meals prepared off-site and reheated at the hospital

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Suffolk community healthcare to return to NHS

After three years in the hands of private company Serco, Suffolk’s community healthcare is being returned to NHS control on 1 October this year

Article, News on the UNISON National site.