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UNISON has today (Wednesday) announced the dates for strikes and industrial action by health and social services staff in Northern Ireland. Workers represented by the union voted overwhelmingly earlier this month to take action over safe staffing levels and pay parity. Health staff in Northern Ireland are paid less than their colleagues in Britain. Waiting lists […]

Mental health workers from Wales talk about what earned them the Team of the Year title at the Nursing Times awards

A mental health team from Wales talk about what earned them the Team of the Year title at this week’s Nursing Times awards
Recipients of UNISON-backed awards are honoured

Stuart Tuckwood has been appointed UNISON’s national nursing officer to help the union promote and defend the interests of nurses. He took up the position this month (September). A registered adult nurse, Stuart spent the past five years at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, where he worked in major trauma rehabilitation and later as a charge […]

UNISON is asking its healthcare members for their views on how a no-deal Brexit will impact on their jobs

Ayrshire mental health nurse Gordon Mckay knew he had to act when he saw a colleague reduced to tears by a manager in the 1990s – now he’s the union president