Too few nursing staff on duty to provide safe NHS care, finds Unison
By Liz Wells 23 April 2025
Not enough nursing staff are on duty in hospitals to ensure patients are protected from harm such as falls, medication errors or other risks, new surveys reveal.
Scapegoating physician associates is 'dangerous distraction' for NHS
By Liz Wells 11 April 2025
The 'toxic' debate around physician associates threatens to destabilise an already overstretched NHS, says Unison.
Gloucestershire NHS staff escalate strike action in pay dispute
By Liz Wells 11 April 2025
Phlebotomists at Gloucestershire Royal and Cheltenham General hospitals have escalated strike action in a long-running dispute over pay and grading.
One million NHS staff to benefit from new support measures
By Liz Wells 09 April 2025
Health and Social Care Secretary, Wes Streeting, has unveiled a comprehensive support package to tackle violence and improve the working lives of NHS staff.
Scottish government makes two-year pay offer to Agenda for Change staff
By Liz Wells 08 April 2025
Nurses, midwives and other healthcare staff across Scotland have been offered a pay increase of 8% over two years, Scotland's health secretary Neil Gray has announced.
Union highlights video and photo harassment of health workers
By Liz Wells 07 April 2025
NHS staff are frequently being harassed by members of the public filming them with their phones and threatening to post footage online, new research suggests.
Patients dying in ambulances due to long ambulance waits, says Unison
By Lee Peart 07 April 2025
Ambulance crews are being forced to watch patients deteriorate and in some cases die due to long A&E waits, according to Unison research.
Delays to health workers' pay rise 'causing huge problems' for NHS
By Liz Wells 01 April 2025
Trade unions and organisations representing health workers have hit out after the government failed to deliver this year’s pay award on time.
Staff at Gloucester and Cheltenham hospitals escalate strike action
By Liz Wells 21 March 2025
Specialist healthcare workers at Gloucestershire Royal and Cheltenham General hospitals are escalating strike action in their campaign for fair pay.
Staff at Gloucester and Cheltenham hospitals start three-day strike over pay
By Liz Wells 18 March 2025
Phlebotomists at hospitals in Gloucester and Cheltenham are set to begin a 72-hour strike over 'unfair pay and grading'.
Northumbria healthcare staff back strike action in pay row
By Liz Wells 12 March 2025
Hundreds of healthcare assistants employed by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust have voted to take strike action in a dispute over pay.
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