Critical incident at hospitals is ‘a Halloween scare our NHS could do without’

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 […]

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Watch: Regional Secretary Chris Jenkinson on ITV News

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 backs call for public inquiry into maternity services at Nottingham hospitals

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 […]