Count all staff and their roles, UNISON tells NHS

The NHS needs to value and recognise all its staff and the work they do

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

The Trade Union Bill: John’s story

My name is John Brisbane and I work as a staff nurse in a child and adolescent mental health unit

Article, UNISON voices on the UNISON National site.

UNISON comments on latest NHS deficit figures

Commenting on the latest NHS deficit figures published today (Friday), UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “These new figures confirm the full extent of the financial misery and chaos in the NHS. And the government’s reckless spending cuts are entirely to blame. “It was always ludicrous to expect the NHS to make £22bn worth of […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

UNISON Northern Ireland celebrates partnership working

Conference highlights benefits of union and employers working together

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON warns of staff exodus as two-thirds plan to leave the NHS

Low pay and staff shortages driving NHS staff to consider quitting the service

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

What’s it like to be a healthcare student?

UNISON is asking students to take part in an online survey to gather evidence about their experience on placements and at university, and how it affects them and their family

News on the UNISON National site.

The government is to blame for the situation at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, says UNISON

Commenting on the news today (Tuesday) that Addenbrooke’s Hospital has been placed into special measures, U‎NISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “This is a shocking indictment of the government’s cavalier attitude towards the NHS, that a hospital like Addenbrooke’s – with its world class reputation – should find itself in special measures. “A persistent underfunding […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Staffing crisis gathers pace across the public sector warns UNISON

The NHS and local councils across the UK are facing a growing staffing crisis as a result of the government’s imposed pay cap, according to a report published today (Friday) by UNISON. The research – carried out for UNISON by the Smith Institute – is based on a survey of HR directors and managers in […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Setting up shop

A new kind of UNISON office is adding an extra dimension to the union’s organising

Magazine on the UNISON National site.

Prentis pays tribute to NI campaigners over NHS homes

Three-year campaign has helped keep many homes open in Northern Ireland, but threats remain as politicians ‘bicker’

Article on the UNISON National site.