Thousands of health workers Northern Ireland will walk out on Friday 31 March and 3 April after talks failed to progress dispute
Put NHS pay right

Members taking action has forced the government to listen and take action to improve the pay of all of our hardworking NHS staff writes UNISON head of health Sara Gorton

UNISON talks to Bev Easton, a rep at the NHS Blood and Transplant service, about the pressures facing one of the UK’s most vital services

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But ignoring NHS workers for this long was a big mistake and refusing to take their concerns seriously has been hugely damaging for all involved
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If the government has no intention of resolving the NHS dispute, the prime minister must come clean