UNISON branches in Northamptonshire have donated a critical bleed control kit to The Doddridge Centre in St James as part of a growing initiative to tackle knife crime and improve community safety. The donation follows a two-hour training session, where local workers learned how to respond to life-threatening bleeding, often caused by knife injuries, and […]
Northamptonshire
A UNISON campaign to protect the jobs of over 10,000 NHS staff has been backed by the new University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) NHS Group. Leanne Weatherly and Cheryl Mann (UNISON NHWB Branch Secretary) at Kettering General Hospital. A signed agreement which lasts until the end of 2024 recognises the contribution made by our NHS […]
Care staff employed by Northamptonshire County Council will get their sick pay increased from four weeks to six months, following a campaign by UNISON Northants County Branch. UNISON have secured an agreement with the local authority that employees working under the Olympus Care Services banner will now receive the same entitlement as other county council staff. Previously, these workers would have to struggle […]