Responding to an announcement today (Monday) from the Department of Health and Social Care of a £269m investment in social care to increase staff numbers and testing, UNISON general secretary elect Christina McAnea said: “While welcome, the funding will do little to...

The 2019 Apprentice of the Year winner was UNISON member Patrick Onyema Voting opened today for this year’s Our Health Heroes, the national awards that celebrate the extraordinary people at the heart of the country’s NHS and social care workforces. After a year in...

A huge majority of NHS staff say the government doesn’t value their extraordinary efforts ​during the pandemic, according to a UNISON survey​ published today (Monday). As health workers come under increasing strain because of the​ rise in infections and hospital...

Health unions representing more than 1.3m workers across the UK have written to the Prime Minister today (Monday) urging him to speed up the pay process so NHS staff receive a promised wage rise as soon as possible. The letter to Boris Johnson – signed by the heads of...

UNISON represents many of the UK’s meter readers, who work in people’s homes and the union is deeply concerned that this activity is continuing during the current heightened phase of coronavirus infection in the UK. Meter readers can visit up to 80 properties in a day...

A TUC survey of 50,000 working parents has found that 78% have not been offered furlough by their employer during the pandemic, while 71% have had furlough requests refused during the latest school closures. Of the survey respondents, 93% were women, proving that it’s...