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UNISON is carefully considering the implications of the judgment from the Supreme Court regarding the legal definition of sex ...
UNISON, as the leading equalities union, will continue to promote the workplace rights of women, trans and LGBT+ workers ...
Not enough nursing staff are on duty in hospitals to ensure patients are protected from harm such as falls, medication errors or other risks, says UNISON today (Wednesday). Healthcare workers who do ...
Ahead of upcoming local council and mayoral elections, which will take place on 1 May, UNISON branches are campaigning to ...
General secretary Christina McAnea tells meeting that the first quarter of 2025 has bucked a trend – in positive fashion ...
National executive council repeats demand for an immediate and permanent ceasefire ...
‘We will always defend the NHS as a public service, free at the point of use, so that when you fall ill, you never have to worry about the bill’ Wes Streeting, secretary of state for health and social ...
Losing physician associates’ knowledge and experience would be a huge blow to an NHS that already faces a massive recruitment and retention crisis The toxic debate around physician associates ...
Commenting on the latest Home Office asylum and visa figures published today (Thursday), UNISON head of social care Gavin Edwards said: “Workers from overseas are propping up the UK’s social care ...
Earlier this week, health conference heard a set of motions related to 111 and emergency call takers, nurses, midwives and Allied Health Professionals The unique challenges faced by different ...
Commenting on new measures to boost the status and careers of social care workers announced by health secretary Wes Streeting at UNISON’s annual health conference in Liverpool today (Wednesday), the ...
‘The challenges we face in achieving a greener NHS are widespread’, delegates told A standalone motion at health conference on Tuesday afternoon cast ahead to UNISON’s 2026 Year of Green Activity. The ...