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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
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Not entirely satisfied
The NHS’ 70th birthday in 2018 should have be a time for celebration, but despite the hard work of its dedicated staff public satisfaction with... Read More
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Zero tolerance
This is the shocking list of injuries and assaults suffered by Mitie security staff at Southampton General Hospital: injured and broken ribs, broken noses, a... Read More
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‘Staggering findings’
A shocking two-thirds of NHS workers have become ill from stress on the job in the last year, a new staff survey has found. ... Read More
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‘Fighting a losing battle’
A&E wait times have reached the worst levels since records began, according to the latest NHS figures published this week (February 14). Hospital A&E... Read More
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Treated with contempt
Both NHS staff and patients are being treated with contempt, as the lurch toward privatisation continues unabated, and NHS bosses mismanage what little funding the... Read More
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‘Disgraceful behaviour’
Bumper bonuses for top bosses at NHS Property Services are ‘a disgrace’, as the health service grapples with a funding crisis and growing waiting lists,... Read More
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‘Smoke and mirrors’
A new NHS ten-year plan unveiled today (January 7) by prime minister Theresa May and NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens was lambasted by Unite... Read More
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“Perfect storm”
The NHS is facing “a perfect storm” winter crisis, as ministers’ energies are diverted by Brexit, Unite, Britain and Ireland’s largest union, warned today (Thursday... Read More
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Tories’ NHS ‘cynical ploy’
The head of the NHS is kicking back at government attempts to make it seem as if the £20.5bn of extra funding announced in the... Read More
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‘Excellent service’ cuts plan paused
Reassurances are being sought on the future of the Derbyshire psychotherapy service that works with adults traumatised as children by severe abuse, such as sexual... Read More
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World’s oldest rebel
Unite has paid tribute to legendary anti-austerity activist, Second World War veteran and the “world’s oldest rebel” Harry Leslie Smith, who died yesterday (November 28)... Read More
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All in a day’s work
As an ex-military captain who witnessed the horrors of the Bosnian War, Katie Watson, now a chaplain at one of the largest trusts in the... Read More
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‘Tax on going to work’
NHS staff in England are being hit with substantial parking fees which totalled nearly £70m last year – a situation that Unite has slammed as... Read More