A powerful new film pays tribute to the dedication of nurses despite the pressures of understaffing. Demetrios Matheou introduces the film, and director Petra Volpe answers some questions
Put NHS pay right
Award of 3.6% shows pay review body process should be ditched

Delegates agree that collective organising, not the NHS Pay Review Body, should set the priorities for pay
A modern NHS needs modern pay practices to keep and recruit the staff required to deal with the multiple crises it currently faces

Union seeks to increase pressure on the government for urgent reform to NHS pay structure
UNISON, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and Unite urge Wes Streeting to hold direct pay talks

The union is targeting 18 private contractors in the NHS to persuade them to commit to pay that’s equal with directly employed staff
Following the majority union vote in favour of accepting the government’s pay offer at the NHS staff council today (Tuesday), ministers and employers must ensure health workers get their money as soon as possible, says UNISON.

Four motions on pay covering the recent NHS offer, the pay review body, flat rate pay uplifts and a nurses only pay spine, were debated in Bournemouth

General secretary opens UNISON’s health conference, telling delegates: ‘What you do matters to everyone in this country. You are at the centre of the big political debate in our country’
