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‘Pushed against the wall’
Pathologists at a north east London NHS trust will strike on Monday (November 4) for a week in a dispute over new shift patterns which, it... Read More
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NHS ‘offered on a platter’
The government has held secret discussions with US drug companies about NHS medicine prices, despite Boris Johnson’s claims that the health service would not be... Read More
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NHS: workforce crisis
Joyce Still, Unite delegate and PPC for Stafford has worked in the National Health Service her entire life. Here we speak to Joyce about the workforce... Read More
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NHS: ‘We care’
Unite assistant general secretary Gail Cartmail Unite spoke out in support of NHS workers. She illustrated her case by pointing out that, "Our sister... Read More
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NHS privatisation by the “back door”
Unite delegate Suzanne Abachor addressed the TUC today (9 September) on the dangers of “backdoor” NHS privatisation through the setting up of wholly owned subsidiaries.... Read More
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‘The final straw’
Pathologists working for King George Hospital Ilford and Queens Hospital Romford have ramped up their campaign against management bullying and the imposition of a new... Read More
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Frimley staff fight back
About 1,000 NHS staff at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust face being transferred to a wholly owned subsidiary (WOS) designed to avoid paying tax, Unite... Read More
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‘Fatal delays’
Health unions have demanded that the government rule out a no deal Brexit, saying it could “devastate” the NHS and result in “fatal”medicine shortages. ... Read More
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No-deal US deal could sound NHS ‘death knell’
A Trump trade deal after a no deal Brexit would be the NHS’ “death knell”, campaigners have warned. US pharmaceutical firms are intent on... Read More
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True state of NHS
The crisis afflicting Britain’s health services continues this week, with Unite health visitors engaged in fresh industrial action amid a backdrop of misleading NHS spending... Read More
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‘Service worth investing in’
As the latest Royal baby, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor is due to receive a first visit from his health visitor, now is a good time to... Read More
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‘Tory quick fix’
The NHS plans to recruit 5,000 overseas nurses a year over the next half decade to help stem chronic staffing shortfalls, leaked papers reveal. The... Read More
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‘Troubling trend’
One in five LGBTQ+ NHS staff and a third of ambulance staff say they have been assaulted at work, new figures show. More than... Read More
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Macclesfield hospital pay protest
Low paid staff, contracted by outsourcing firm ISS, at Macclesfield District General Hospital are staging a second protest on Friday (April 26) against ISS’ plans... Read More
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The Good Friday safety strike
A security guard at Southampton General has spoken out about attacks on staff at the hospital – involving scissors, screw drivers and needles – before... Read More
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‘Unspeakably immoral’
Hospital workers contracted by outsourcing firm ISS, among the lowest paid people in the country, face the threat of a week’s pay being withheld –... Read More
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Bosses sue after fears for cancer scans expressed
The privatisation of the scanning service was opposed by doctors, MPs from all parties and patients, however in a letter to the trust lawyers for... Read More
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‘A disgrace’
Security staff at Southampton General Hospital, who are being attacked in the A&E department, will go ahead with eight days of strike action after talks... Read More
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NHS staff ‘leaving in droves’
The shocking extent of a growing retention crisis in the NHS was revealed by new research which found that more than 200,000 nurses have left... Read More
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‘A disgrace’
Security staff at Southampton General Hospital, who are being attacked in the A&E department, will strike for eight days in their dispute over pay rates,... Read More