Vote for your health heroes

‘Now, more than ever, it’s vitally important that the work of the entire NHS family is recognised and celebrated’, says UNISON

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Saving the nation

UNISON members tell their stories from the first months of the COVID crisis

Exemptions would be welcome but health surcharge should be scrapped, says UNISON

Coronavirus pandemic has shown how services rely on overseas workers

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

The unsung heroes of the operating room – and now the pandemic

ODP Day celebrates a little-known health professional

Surviving COVID-19

‘Seek help straight away. I could have avoided a hospital admission if I had sought treatment sooner’

‘It’s been inspirational to see so many people returning to the front lines’

UNISON branch secretary goes back to work as an operating department practitioner, to help tackle coronavirus crisis

A passion for caring

Trainee nursing associate Carley Kane is hoping to qualify soon – and already has big plans for encouraging the ‘nursing family’ of tomorrow

‘Call levels started to go through the roof’

With the appearance of the coronavirus the volume of 111 calls has doubled

Shining a light on ‘The Lady with the Lamp’

Celebrating the life and work of Florence Nightingale, on the 200th anniversary of her birth

Back to the frontline

UNISON’s national nursing officer Stuart Tuckwood has returned to the NHS for the fight against COVID-19. First, he explained what the union is doing to support its health members