Nottingham NHS staff announce fresh strike after ‘insulting’ pay talks

Hundreds of healthcare support workers at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust will strike again next week after talks to resolve a long-running pay dispute broke down, says UNISON. Staff at Queen’s Medical Centre and City Hospital will walk out from Monday 9 June until Saturday 14 June – their longest strike to date. The industrial […]

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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 […]

Health workers suffered ‘bullying’ as they cared for dying patients at Nottingham Hospitals Trust

Staff caring for end-of-life coronavirus patients at Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham have been subjected to ‘horrendous’ bullying, intimidation, harassment, discrimination and victimisation. The union are raising a collective grievance on behalf of more than 20 employees at the Trust who were reassigned to look after the Covid-19 patients at the Queen’s Medical Centre in […]