Baz Harding-Clark, dressed in hospital scrubs, and Alfredo Thompson in a suit, standing side by side and smiling. Behind them some information boards and the words 'our values'

Working with cancer

UNISON health branch partners with trust on a groundbreaking new policy for supporting staff who are dealing with cancer

Picture of delegates and top table banners at UNISON health conference 2025

Health conference: Violence and harassment are not part of the job’

Delegates in Liverpool debate a number of motions aimed at protecting NHS staff who face daily violence and harassment

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON launches its One Team Awards for NHS staff

New awards will honour members working in non-clinical support and operational services

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Voluntary redeployment at a COVID testing centre: ‘We’re all cogs in the wheel’

During the pandemic, the nearly 500,000 support staff of the NHS are as vital as ever

The NHS continues to be ‘alarmingly under-funded’, says health conference

UNISON will continue to campaign for the funding needed to deliver ‘a comprehensive, safe and high quality service’

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Health conference vows to fight the disease of racism in the NHS

Brexit is fuelling the discrimination against migrant workers, delegates are told

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

‘The NHS has always been there’

The first person born in the NHS says that it’s too easy to take the service for granted

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Government is failing to protect health service staff from violence at work

‘Zero tolerance should mean zero tolerance’, health delegates are told

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Belfast honours nurses

Freedom of the city accepted by UNISON delegation – on behalf of the whole health care family

Article on the UNISON National site.

Takeaways and fizzy pop putting health of NHS workforce at risk, warns UNISON

Poor quality hospital food is undermining the health of NHS workers, a survey from UNISON and the Campaign for Better Hospital Food (CBHF) warns today (Wednesday). Nurses and other health employees are being forced to survive on fast food – or on poor quality vending machine snacks­­­ – because hospitals are failing to provide proper […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.