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 […]
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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 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 are to walk out again this week and next as their long-running pay dispute continues, says UNISON. Staff at Queen’s Medical Centre and City Hospital are on strike today (Tuesday), followed by a further 72-hour walkout starting on Monday 19 May. The industrial action […]
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 […]