Staff are burnt out and ‘leaving in droves‘ UNISON health delegates are told
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Findings are based on a new survey, Mental Health Matters, of more than 600 employees across the UK who mainly work in the NHS.
‘No worker should be hiding their mental health status because of stigma or from fear the employer would not support them’
On the final morning of UNISON’s Black member’s conference, delegates opened with an emotional debate on the tragic toll of knife crime and how to combat the problem. Paulette Whyte for the national Black members’ committee reported that police had recorded over 39,000 knife offences for the year to the end of June 2018 – […]
More must be done to make mental health services safer and kinder places to work
Disabled members speak out about the importance of mental health care and the role that mental health first aid can play
Conference discussed the importance of supporting and recruiting disabled staff and of supporting staff with mental health problems
UNISON’s new president Gordon McKay talks about his ambitions for his year in office
Last year in England physical assaults on NHS staff rose by nearly 10% compared to 2015/16, according to new figures published today (Tuesday) by UNISON and HSJ. The figures were obtained following a Freedom of Information (FoI) request – submitted by HSJ working on behalf of UNISON – to all the 244 NHS trusts in […]