Commenting on Nottingham University Hospital’s decision to declare a critical incident today (Wednesday), UNISON East Midlands regional head of health Gareth Eales said: “Declaring a critical incident shows just how severe the pressures have become across Nottingham’s hospitals. “Frontline NHS staff are going above and beyond to keep services running and to provide the best possible […]
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Hundreds of healthcare support workers at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust will take strike action from next week in a row over pay, says UNISON. Staff at Queen’s Medical Centre and City Hospital are set to walk out on Thursday 10 and Friday 11, with further strikes planned for 17, 22 and 28 April*. In […]
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 […]
Commenting on the news that Nottingham’s hospitals have declared a critical incident due to exceptional pressures on emergency services, UNISON East Midlands head of health Gareth Eales said: “This is a Halloween scare our NHS could do without. Hospitals across the East Midlands are creaking at the seams all year round. “The intense pressure on trusts never […]
Following UNISON East Midlands’ call for a public inquiry into the maternity services at both Queen’s Medical Centre and City Hospital, regional secretary Chris Jenkinson reaffirmed our stance on ITV Central News. We have been working with Nottingham’s Labour MPs, Alex Norris, Lilian Greenwood and Nadia Whittome for some time, raising an unacceptable number of […]
UNISON East Midlands, the largest union representing health and social care workers in the region, is calling for a public inquiry into the maternity services at both Queen’s Medical Centre and City Hospital. The trade union has been working with Nottingham’s Labour MPs, Alex Norris, Lilian Greenwood and Nadia Whittome for some time, raising an […]