NMC Report – Joint Union Reaction

Health Unions respond to the Nursing and Midwifery Council

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON Nurses Call for Local Action Over Rising Fuel Costs

Angry nurses, who need their cars to visit patients, are today demanding a rise in their fuel allowance to help cover the huge hike in petrol and diesel costs. UNISON, the UK

Article on the UNISON National site.

Life Threatening Latex Allergy Blights Nurses Life – UNISON Wins Six Figure Compensation

UNISON, the UK

Article on the UNISON National site.

Outrage as Pregnant Student Nurses Told – “Buy Your Own Uniforms”

Telling pregnant student nurses to buy their own uniforms is

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON Response To Slur On Nurses

Gail Adams, UNISON Head of Nursing, today hit back over allegations made by Lord Mancroft of poor nursing care saying:

Article on the UNISON National site.

A Nurses’ Place is by the Bedside

An all graduate profession will not deliver better patient care and is not the future for nursing warned UNISON, the UK’s largest health union, today (15 February). UNISON’s response to the latest DOH and Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) consultations* on nurse training found that the overwhelming majority of nurses see their place as by the bedside.

Article on the UNISON National site.

Violence in Mental Health Units – UNISON Reaction

Commenting on the joint Healthcare Commission and Royal College of Psychiatrists report into assaults on nurses working on mental health wards, Gail Adams, UNISON Head of Nursing, said:

Article on the UNISON National site.

Crocs Row

UNISON Head of Nursing, Gail Adams, said:

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON Welcomes Northern Ireland Minister’s Decision Not to Stage Nurses Pay

Commenting on the Northern Ireland health minister

Article on the UNISON National site.

Nurses and Health Professionals Must be Treated Equally

Article on the UNISON National site.