While all the focus is currently on the General Election, There is another election taking place within UNISON for seats on the NEC. London Ambulance UNISON has nominated and supports the following candidates in the 2015 NEC Election: Eric Roberts – Health Care Male Seat Ann Moses – Health Care Female Seat Christine Sullivan – […]
Continue ReadingSpeaking at UNISON’s annual health conference in Liverpool today (Wednesday) Andy Burnham shared Labour’s vision for the NHS and said the National Health Service couldn’t survive another five years of a Conservative government. In his speech, Andy Burnham said that if elected in May, a Labour government would protect unsocial hours payments and cut the […]
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Staff shortages, long hours and the mental demands of the job are placing an enormous burden on ambulance workers in London as nine in ten (94 per cent) report suffering with stress, according to a new UNISON survey. The survey is published today (Friday) ahead of the union’s annual health conference in Liverpool next week. […]
Continue ReadingLong hours, staff shortages and the mental demands of the job are placing an enormous burden on ambulance workers as nine in ten (91 per cent) say they are suffering with stress, according to a new UNISON survey published today (Friday) ahead of the union’s annual health conference in Liverpool next week. The survey – […]
Continue ReadingCommenting on the latest NHS England figures published today (Tuesday) showing that the A&E waiting time target hasn’t been met for 26 consecutive weeks, UNISON Head of Health Christina McAnea said: “Week in week out, for half a year now, the waiting times target has been missed. “It’s bad enough that some sick and […]
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UNISON is now conducting its annual stress survey for staff working in the ambulance service. You may be aware that UNISON completed a similar survey last year and the findings showed that the ambulance service is experiencing pressure unlike ever before and is having a significant impact on the stress you’re experiencing at work.
Continue ReadingCommenting on the latest NHS staff survey published last Tuesday by NHS England UNISON head of health Christina McAnea said: “It is clear that nothing has been done in the last 12 months to ease the pain of health workers. The NHS staff survey is a key tool for reviewing and improving the staff experience and so providing […]
Continue ReadingUNISON members have accepted the government’s pay offer for NHS workers in a ballot that closed today (Tuesday). The results are:
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