UNISON News

Cases of swine flu (H1N1) are on the increase and the government recently took the decision to move from containment of the illness to treatment. GPs will now be diagnosing the condition based on symptoms that patients experience rather than a laboratory test.

You are invited to participate in a survey that UNISON is conducting on the scale and extent of workplace bullying and harassment.

UNISON’s long running campaign to introduce safer needles and prevent sharps injuries in the NHS paid dividends today (9 June), with the announcement of strict European Union guidelines to protect staff ahead of new legislation.

“Better healthcare cannot be seen as expendable today because of the global economic downturn, when in yesterday’s world of relative prosperity, it was essential,” health secretary Alan Johnson told UNISON’s health conference in Harrogate today.

What is the IndependentSafeguarding Authority? The Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) is a new public body which has been created to help prevent unsuitable people from working with children and vulnerable adults. From October 2009, all individuals working or volunteering with vulnerable adults or children will be required to register with the ISA. This will affect […]

UNISON, the UK’s largest public sector union today castigated Shadow Chancellor George Osborne’s comments on public sector pay as a disgrace.

The NHS Pay Review Body has announced it will not be asking the government to look again at the three-year pay deal for health workers. The decision not to re-open pay talks was “disappointing for nurses, midwives, paramedics and other health workers,” said UNISON head of health Karen Jennings. UNISON has been working with other […]

1 Foundation Trusts (FT’s) – Background. A detailed guide to NHS Foundation Trusts and UNISON’s position on the issue can be found on our website at http://www.unison.org.uk/foundation/index.asp . Some knowledge of the steps that need to be taken by trusts to achieve foundation status is essential for UNISON representatives to maximise their influence and involvement. […]