All Unison articles – Page 7
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CommentRemoval of the nursing student bursary is a reckless experiment
UNISON’s head of health Christina McAnea responds to a recent HSJ comment piece in which June Girvin argued for removal of the bursary
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NewsTreasury cuts force redundancies at arm's length body
Budget cuts force Health Education England to announce redundancy scheme available for all staff Cuts also likely to reduce specialty training budgets including for GP training HEE faces a £70m cost saving in 2016-17 and a “flat cash” settlement until 2020 Cuts to Health Education England’s budget have ...
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NewsGovernment negotiating on employment contracts for one million NHS staff
Jeremy Hunt says “constructive” negotiations under way with NHS unions on further contract reform The junior doctor dispute with the BMA was “wholly avoidable”, says health secretary Mr Hunt claims proposed changes will improve flexible working, quality and morale The government is having “constructive” negotiations with NHS staff ...
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NewsSurvey: HCAs being used as 'nurses on the cheap'
Almost 40 per cent of healthcare assistants say they have not received the training necessary to provide the care they are expected to deliver, according to a survey published today.
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NewsSuspension of NICE staffing guidance sparks safety fears among nurses
The suspension of safe staffing guidance produced by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has left almost three quarters of nurses worried that patient safety will suffer, a UK-wide survey has revealed.
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NewsTreasury says some workers could be denied 1pc pay rise
Unions reacted with anger today after the Treasury warned there should be ‘no expectation’ that every worker will receive a pay rise in line with the 1 per cent ceiling George Osborne set for public sector pay.
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HSJ LocalFT encourages staff to join credit union
WORKFORCE: Derbyshire Community Health Services Foundation Trust is urging all its staff to join a credit union, HSJ has learned.
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NewsUnsocial hours pay would stay under Labour, says Burnham
Shadow heath secretary Andy Burnham has pledged not to cut unsocial hours payments for NHS staff if Labour wins the general election, but said he still planned to introduce a ‘seven-day service’ that provides care for people at whatever time they require.
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NewsUnison issues strike warning over unsocial hours pay
One of the largest NHS unions has issued a warning to the next government that it will ballot for strike action if ministers try to cut unsocial hours payments.
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News'No improvement over safe staffing', nurse survey suggests
Almost two thirds of nursing staff who have experienced a ‘red flag’ event while working on an acute adult inpatient ward have failed to see nurse numbers immediately increased to deal with the situation, according to a major survey of NHS staffing levels.
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NewsUnions call an end to NHS pay dispute
NHS unions have officially ended their pay dispute with the government by accepting a 1 per cent pay rise and committing to future talks on reform of Agenda for Change.
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NewsUnions split over government pay offer
Members of the largest healthcare union have voted to accept the government’s latest pay offer, while NHS managers have turned down the proposals, describing them as ‘divisive’.
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NewsPublic health workers in pay 'limbo'
Some public health workers in local government are stuck in pay ‘limbo’ after being denied the increases awarded to both council and NHS colleagues following their transfer out of the health service.
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NewsNHS strike action suspended after new pay offer
NHS trade unions have suspended a 12 hour strike planned for Thursday, with the government appearing to give in to demands for a 1 per cent pay rise to all non-medical staff.
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NewsExclusive: NHS England to probe costs of seven day services
Financial consultancy firm Deloitte has been commissioned by NHS England to examine the cost implications of expanding NHS services across seven days, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: Staff shortage fuels recruitment of nearly 6,000 overseas nurses
A shortage of registered nurses to fill an increasing number of posts has driven nearly three-quarters of hospital trusts to recruit overseas, an HSJ investigation has revealed.
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NewsExclusive: Multinational arms firm among those interested in £1bn NHS tender
Multinational companies including G4S and arms manufacturer Lockheed Martin are among those that have expressed interest in a £1bn contract to run GP support services outsourced by NHS England, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ KnowledgeEleanor Smith: 'The political will isn't there anymore'
Former Unison president argues for positive discrimination
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NewsExclusive survey: HR managers back end to pay restraint
NHS staff should be awarded a pay rise in line with inflation beyond 2015-16, according to a poll of HR managers by HSJ
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Unions announce second strike
The NHS is to face a second day of strike action as unions continue their dispute with the government over NHS pay