All Unite articles – Page 2
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Unions ‘alarmed’ over ‘lack of consultation’ on PHE abolition
Unions have told Matt Hancock they are ‘alarmed’ at the ‘lack of consultation’ in his plan to replace Public Health England with a new national body.
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Exclusive: Nearly 200 NHS staff at support organisation face redundancy risk
An NHS commissioning organisation is set to put nearly 200 staff at risk of redundancy as part of a major restructure and faces allegations about its use of expensive interim management and consultancy.
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Hancock says trusts must decide on paying for covid overtime
New guidance agreed by the NHS and unions suggests staff should always be paid for overtime work during the coronavirus pandemic – but stops short of making it compulsory.
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Unions push for enhanced death in service cover
Several trade unions have urged the government to enhance death in service cover for all NHS staff who are tackling the coronavirus pandemic.
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Exclusive: CQC chiefs face no confidence vote
The Care Quality Commission’s senior leadership is facing a vote of no confidence as multiple unions dispute its plans to stop providing broadband to its home workers.
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Trusts warn against ‘unfunded’ pay commitment ‘burden’
Trusts have warned they should not be “burdened with unfunded commitments” on pay and conditions, and said they “would welcome” talks on another multiyear NHS pay deal.
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Trust faces 48-hour strike over subsidiary company plans
Several hundred support staff at Frimley Health Foundation Trust are expected to strike for 48 hours this month, as controversy continues over its proposed subsidiary company.
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Trust pursuing subsidiary plan amid unions’ opposition
A foundation trust is pursuing plans to set up a wholly-owned subsidiary company following concerns unions are spreading “misinformation“ among staff.
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HSJ Local
Trio of private providers fight for £2.2bn London contract
Three bidders have been shortlisted for one of the biggest NHS pathology contracts, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ Local
Patient safety fears prompt no confidence vote at trust
Unions at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust have passed a ‘no confidence vote’ in its senior management because of patient safety concerns.
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HSJ Local
Commissioners backtrack on service cut after public outcry
CCGs in Derbyshire have backtracked on proposals to cut a mental health service for people with severe needs, following local public outcry.
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Trusts push ahead with staff transfers despite 'pause' on subsidiaries
Two NHS trusts are planning to continue with developments of their subsidiary companies – saying a national “pause” does not apply to them.
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NHSI tells trusts to 'pause' subsidiary plans
The national regulator has today told NHS trusts to “pause” any ongoing plans to set up subsidiary companies and wait for new guidance to be issued.
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Why the tide needs to turn on Carillion-style NHS wholly own subsidiaries
Colenzo Jarrett-Thorpe outlines how NHS trusts use wholly owned subsidiaries to gain tax exemptions at the cost of employees who are left in the lurch
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Subsidiary company plans spark union anger
NHS trusts looking to create wholly owned subsidiary companies to secure VAT savings risk facing action by union members with strike action already planned at one trust.
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County to develop “single service” pathology joint venture
Four acute trusts to work together on shared services Still to decide where non-urgent services will be based Union warns of transport difficulties Acute trusts across Kent have agreed to create a joint venture to deliver a single pathology service for the county, despite years of work, developing ...
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HSJ Local
Trusts consider new pathology hub at university
NHS leaders in Lancashire are hopeful that four acute trusts will agree to consolidate pathology services on a university site in the north of the county, in a project that would cost £31m.
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HSJ Local
U-turn on plans for health visiting cuts at London council
Councillors at a local authority in north London have overturned proposals to potentially remove its entire health visiting budget by 2018, following a meeting last week.
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HSJ Local
Yorkshire Ambulance Service chief executive resigns
WORKFORCE: The chief executive of Yorkshire Ambulance Service Trust has announced his resignation.
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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