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UNISON, the UK

Commenting on the increased registration fees announced by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), Gail Adams, Head of Nursing for UNISON, the UK

UNISON has persuaded the Government to stop universities charging top-up tuition fees to nursing and other medical students. General Secretary, Dave Prentis, who has been involved in putting pressure on the Government over the issue has welcomed the move and the decision by the Education Secretary, Charles Clarke, to have a review of the effect of top-up fees on entry to public service professions.

Commenting on a MORI poll survey conducted for the Nursing Standard into the public

Nursing staff at Goodmayes hospital in Ilford, Essex have today condemned media intrusion at the hospital where Frank Bruno is being treated said their union, UNISON today.

UNISON, the UK’s largest health union, today called on the NHS to identify ways of stopping racial harassment of overseas nurses.

“The hospital seems to be continually in a beds crisis” – stroke nurse, Norfolk “the doors cost as much as £1,000 each, and are an accident waiting to happen” – UNISON rep Worcester “this building is not going to last”; “it’s cheap and nasty” engineering services worker, Hereford; “whoever heard of a kitchen without windows?” Norfolk and Norwich catering worker; “the path lab flooded three times in 18 months, twice with raw sewerage” UNISON, convenor – Carlisle

UNISON, the UK

Half of all nurses have seriously considered leaving their jobs because of poor pay. This is the shock finding revealed in a new survey* by UNISON, commissioned as part of the union