NHS staff in Leicester are to be charged around £100 a month to travel to work following changes to the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust park and ride scheme, says UNISON today. From next month, hospital staff at Leicester General, Glenfield and Leicester Royal Infirmary will have to pay a daily charge of £4.85 […]
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Healthcare support workers (HCSWs) at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) are entering their third round of strike action in a long-running dispute over backpay. After taking 15 days of action in April, May and June, they are now taking 14 consecutive days of strike action. To date, NUH has failed to make a fair […]
The Mayor of the East Midlands, Claire Ward, is inviting community leaders, residents, and regional partners to join a series of public engagement events this July and UNISON members are strongly encouraged to get involved. These events are a unique opportunity to help shape the future of our region and ensure that the voices of […]
Derbyshire County Council shut care homes across the county without considering the full impact the closures would have, according to the national equalities watchdog, says UNISON. The Equality and Human Rights Commission has raised concerns there was no assessment of the impact axing care homes and day centres might have on unpaid carers, the majority […]
Plans to scrap specialist roles at Leicester’s hospitals that enabled patients to leave care and free up beds will put vulnerable people at risk and leave skilled staff in limbo, says UNISON today (Monday). University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust is set to axe all discharge support assistant jobs in emergency and specialist medicine, stripping […]
Striking NHS staff from Nottingham have taken their fight for fair pay to Parliament this week, calling on MPs to intervene to help end a long-running row over back pay, says UNISON today (Thursday). Healthcare support workers are owed thousands of pounds after being made to carry out clinical duties way above their pay grade […]
Commenting on the investment plans announced in the spending review today (Wednesday), UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said: “The chancellor is trying to turn the page on the austerity disaster inflicted on communities across the UK by successive Conservative governments. “Ministers know investing in key public services is the best way to undo the damage of the past […]
Commenting on the announcement that more than 400 jobs will be cut across Nottingham’s hospitals, UNISON East Midlands regional organiser Scott Weightman said today (Tuesday): “Cutting jobs won’t improve services for patients and will damage staff morale. “At a time when the trust is under ever-increasing pressure, losing dedicated and experienced staff is totally counterproductive. […]
Hundreds of healthcare support workers at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust will strike again next week after talks to resolve a long-running pay dispute broke down, says UNISON. Staff at Queen’s Medical Centre and City Hospital will walk out from Monday 9 June until Saturday 14 June – their longest strike to date. The industrial […]
On Tuesday 3 June, Higher Education (HE) members from the East Midlands and MPs came together in parliament to discuss the current state of the sector with a lobby. The drop-in lobby was a part of UNISON’s Fund Our Future campaign, and it gave members the chance to talk to MPs about the ongoing crisis […]