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‘The NHS saved my life,’ Dave Prentis tells conference

General secretary uses health conference to deliver personal message of thanks to NHS

Article, News on the UNISON National site.
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£35k migrant worker minimum salary doesn’t add up for NHS workers

NHS staffing crisis worsened by government migrant rules

Article, News on the UNISON National site.
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Give operational staff access to training

Conference demands training for undervalued ancillary, admin and clerical workers

Article, News on the UNISON National site.
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Pride in our union and the One Team that runs our NHS

General secretary, shadow health secretary and service group chair unite to sing praises of NHS and its workers

Article, News on the UNISON National site.
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‘Don’t government claims to be protecting NHS make you sick?’

Not one person in the NHS believes £22bn cuts by 2020 are achievable, delegates hear as UNISON health conference gets under way in Brighton

Article, News on the UNISON National site.
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Too few staff means increased risk to patients, says UNISON

Safe staffing levels across the NHS have worsened significantly in the last year, according to UNISON’s UK-wide annual survey of nursing professionals published today (Monday), at the start of its annual health conference in Brighton. The 2016 survey, conducted on Tuesday 9 February, found that almost two-thirds – 63%, up from 45% the previous year […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.
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Dave Prentis: Ambulance workers to be balloted over pay

Ambulance staff, including paramedics, are to be balloted over whether they would be prepared to take industrial action over pay, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis announced today (Monday). Speaking on the eve of the all-out junior doctors’ strike, he warned they will be next on the picket line unless Jeremy Hunt honours promises made a […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.
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NHS exploiting apprentices through low pay, warns UNISON

Many hospitals are treating apprentices as cheap labour by routinely paying them the minimum wage, even though they often do exactly the same jobs as colleagues earning considerably more, according to a UNISON report published today (Sunday). More than a third of employers across the NHS are hiring apprentices at the statutory minimum of £3.30 […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.
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Football fans champion the NHS

Supporters show appreciation for health service by applauding in the 68th minute – signifying the age of the NHS

News on the UNISON National site.
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Showing what the Welsh NHS is really like

This has the power to show the truth behind the political attacks and reveal what the Welsh NHS is really like. And since NHS workers are trusted more than politicians – we hope that the Welsh public will hear that truth loud and clear.

General Secretary's blog, News on the UNISON National site.
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