UNISON East Midlands Regional Council AGM 2025

UNISON East Midlands’ regional council annual general meeting took place on Saturday 8 February in Leicester. Below are the results of the elections for the Regional Posts and Committees. REGIONAL CONVENOR – 1 SEAT  ELECTED – 47 votes James MINTO Emma PROCTER (Job share) NOT ELECTED Jayne BARRY – 6 votes Anjona ROY – 14 […]

UNISON East Midlands Branch Awards 2025

On Friday evening, over 150 UNISON activists and members gathered at the Holiday Inn in Leicester for the UNISON East Midlands Branch Awards 2025. The event was a chance to celebrate the outstanding contributions of our branches, activists, and members across the region, recognising the hard work, dedication, and passion that drives our union forward. […]

Derbyshire’s talking therapy service set to be privatised, says UNISON

Vital mental health services in Derby and Derbyshire are to be run by a private company in an outsourcing deal worth more than £65m, says UNISON today (Thursday). The decision means around 80 long-serving staff, mainly working in administration and as therapists, will be transferred from the NHS-operated Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust to London-based private […]

Bringing children’s services in-house is the right move at last, says UNISON

Commenting on Derbyshire County Council’s plans to bring children’s services in-house today (Thursday), with a £7.5m cost to buy and convert five houses into children’s homes, UNISON East Midlands regional organiser Dave Ratchford said: “This is a much-needed and positive step helping that ensures children in Derbyshire receive the care and support they deserve. “UNISON […]

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Hospital bosses claim care assistants weren’t pulling their weight during Covid, says UNISON

Nottingham University Hospitals Trust claims it has ‘no evidence’ of healthcare assistants working above their pay grade, despite overwhelming examples from staff used to plug gaps in NHS care during Covid, says UNISON today (Tuesday). Around 1,900 healthcare assistants at the trust are now being asked to vote for strike action over backdated earnings for […]

East Midlands members writing to MPs over NHS pay

UNISON is escalating its campaign for the government to open talks on NHS pay in England. The move comes after the government reneged on its promise to sit down with unions and employers and fix the problems of the current NHS pay structure. Along with other NHS unions, UNISON has written to health and social […]

Delays in hospital overhaul unacceptable, says UNISON

Commenting on the government’s decision to postpone plans to rebuild Nottingham’s Queen’s Medical Centre and City Hospital, UNISON East Midlands regional secretary Chris Jenkinson said: “We are deeply disappointed by the ongoing delays and uncertainty surrounding the much-needed redevelopment of Queen’s Medical Centre and City Hospital. “This situation is yet another example of the failure […]

Rally against Derbyshire care home closure shows strength of feeling, says UNISON

Around 250 campaigners have shown their opposition to Derbyshire County Council’s plan for the closure or sell-off of the Ada Belfield Centre, a vital care home in the area, says UNISON today (Monday). Protesters marched through Belper on Saturday before attending a rally, organised by the union at which local councillors and Mid Derbyshire MP […]

NEC election candidate applications now open

The candidate application and nomination period opens today (Monday 13 January) for UNISON’s NEC elections 2025, which take place over the next five months. It will remain open until 5pm 14 February. Throughout its structures, UNISON is a lay member led union, and the national executive council (NEC) is the union’s senior decision-making body. It […]

Tougher laws needed to protect ambulance staff against violence

Nobody should endure violence or abuse just for doing their job.