Nursing union chief appointed to trust board
Royal College of Nursing chief Dame Donna Kinnair will join the board of a London mental health trust next year. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - December 8, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Push for free hospital parking continues
UNISON is continuing to push for the reinstatement of free parking for all NHS staff at hospitals at least during COVID-19 – and for free parking for staff permanently – as it becomes clear that some hospitals are starting to charge staff yet again.
Parking was made free for all staff in the early part of the pandemic and remains free in Scotland and Northern Ireland. In Wales, parking has been free for staff since before the pandemic.
UNISON believes that parking should be free for all staff on a permanent basis. This initiative has helped keep staff and patients safe, reducing infection risks by staff travelling on...
Source: UNISON Health care news - December 2, 2020 Category: UK Health Authors: Amanda Kendal Tags: Article Covid-19 hospital parking Source Type: news
Cochrane review has informed 20 sets of guidelines around the world
Cochrane Review: Early skin ‐to‐skin contact for mothers and their healthy newborn infantsIn 2016,Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth published a systematic review looking at if skin-to-skin contact improved breastfeeding rates and helped babies adjust to the outside world. They looked at the results of 46 studies which included almost 4000 mothers and their babies. Overall, their review supports the use of skin-to-skin to enc ourage breastfeeding. The evidence suggests that early skin-to-skin should be normal practice for healthy newborns including those born by caesarean and babies born early at 35 weeks or more. Ev...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - November 18, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
Government must grant NHS staff a wage rise by Christmas, say health unions
Health unions representing more than 1.3m workers across the UK have written to the Prime Minister calling for a pay rise for all NHS staff before Christmas.
The letter to Boris Johnson from all 14 health unions warns the second virus wave is already placing hospitals under immense strain.
It says staff are “stressed, burned out and fearful” and that asking them to carry on regardless is “increasingly unrealistic”.
The letter adds: “Once more NHS staff will be relied upon to protect and care for us all. But health workers are exhausted, with many still recovering from the first virus peak.”
NHS workers are not ...
Source: UNISON Health care news - November 9, 2020 Category: UK Health Authors: Anthony Barnes Tags: News Press release nhs pay Source Type: news
Covid-19: Union fears nursing shortage as winter looms
Lack of nurses combined with staff absence may risk NHS patient safety, says Royal College of Nursing. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 7, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Covid-19: Nursing shortage warning as winter looms
Lack of nurses combined with staff absence may risk NHS patient safety, says Royal College of Nursing. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 7, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘We have to aim for an oversupply of nurses’ says RCN chief
The NHS must no longer seek to train ‘the bare minimum’ of nurses, Royal College of Nursing chief executive Donna Kinnair has told HSJ. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - July 3, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Turn appreciation and applause for NHS staff into an early wage rise, say health unions
The government should build on the huge public support shown for the NHS during the pandemic by giving health workers across the UK an early pay rise, say health unions today (Friday).
The 14 unions – representing more than 1.3 million nurses, cleaners, physiotherapists, healthcare assistants, dieticians, radiographers, porters, midwives, paramedics and other NHS employees – have written both to the Chancellor and the Prime Minister calling for pay talks to start soon so staff get a wage boost before the end of the year.
In the letters, the unions – including UNISON, the Royal College of Nursing, the Royal Colle...
Source: UNISON Health care news - July 3, 2020 Category: UK Health Authors: Anthony Barnes Tags: News Press release coronavirus coronavirus health workers nhs pay Sara Gorton Source Type: news
Student nurses will be paid until the end of their NHS frontline contracts
Royal College of Nursing welcomed the clarity following a period of ‘confusion and distress’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Royal College of Nursing has welcomed an assurance that student nurses drafted intofrontline NHS services battling coronavirus in England will have their contracts honoured following a period of “confusion and distress”.It comes after anger mounted among some of the 18,700 student nurses who started working in hospitals before their training ended believedtheir contracts had been ended earlier than expected as Covid-19 cases fell and the pressure on healthcare...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 26, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Mattha Busby Tags: NHS Coronavirus outbreak Students Science Society Hospitals Source Type: news
Coronavirus: Nurses' leaders urge 'care for those who caring'
The Royal College of Nursing wants more done to look after staff on the front line or coronavirus care. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - June 19, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Greater clarity needed from PM on plans to scrap immigration health surcharge
Four health and care organisations – including UNISON – have today (Wednesday) written to the Prime Minister seeking confirmation that all international health and care staff, and their spouses and dependants, will no longer need to pay the immigration health surcharge (IHS).
The charge, which is due to rise from £400 to £624 a year in October, is currently payable by all migrant workers from non-EU countries, whether they access NHS services or not, both for themselves and for every dependant they have.
Last month, the UK government committed to scrapping the charge for heath and care workers in the NHS, but the an...
Source: UNISON Health care news - June 10, 2020 Category: UK Health Authors: Anthony Barnes Tags: News Press release care workers coronavirus coronavirus health workers dave prentis healthcare staff Source Type: news
New agreement to ensure NHS staff in England are paid properly for every working hour
Health workers across England should now be paid properly for every hour they’re at work during the pandemic, following an agreement reached between health unions and NHS employers today (Friday).
Since March staff have been working flat out, treating and caring for patients, and keeping the NHS running under immense pressure – but often not getting paid for all the hours they put in, says UNISON.
Some NHS trusts have made sure staff are paid for every hour of overtime worked, but this hasn’t been the case everywhere.
That’s why 15 unions representing staff working in English NHS trusts – including UNISON, the Ro...
Source: UNISON Health care news - May 29, 2020 Category: UK Health Authors: Anthony Barnes Tags: News Press release coronavirus health pay Sara Gorton Unpaid overtime Source Type: news
Health unions publish blueprint for the safe opening up of the NHS
Fast, comprehensive and accessible testing, and the ongoing, ample supply of protective kit are among measures that must be in place for the NHS to be opened up safely as the UK begins to ease the lockdown, say health unions today (Friday).
The 16 unions – including UNISON, the Royal College of Nursing, the Royal College of Midwives, the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, Unite and GMB – have drawn up a nine-point blueprint, which also calls for staff to be paid properly for every hour worked.
The unions want to ensure that – as out-patient clinics and operations resume – the NHS continues to operate a safety-firs...
Source: UNISON Health care news - May 15, 2020 Category: UK Health Authors: Sophie Goodchild Tags: News Press release blueprint Covid-19 NHS PPE Source Type: news
Health unions call on Matt Hancock to recognise student contribution and abolish tuition fees
Four leading unions have called on the Health Secretary to recognise the significant contribution by – and disruption to – nursing, midwifery and allied healthcare students during the current crisis by abolishing tuition fees and reimbursing those already paid.
The Royal College of Midwives, the Royal College of Nursing, UNISON and the National Union of Students (NUS) have today (6 May) written to Matt Hancock asking him to “acknowledge students’ selfless service, not only with words, but in a tangible and quantifiable way”. They are asking that he:
reimburse tuition fees or forgive current debt for all curr...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - May 6, 2020 Category: Food Science Authors: Anthony Barnes Tags: News Press release coronavirus nursing nursing students tuition fees Source Type: news
Country falls silent to remember all workers who ’ve died during pandemic
Commenting on today’s silence to remember and give thanks to all the workers who’ve died during the pandemic, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said:
“It was incredibly moving to see the entire nation fall silent and pay its respects to all the health, care, council and transport workers who’ve tragically lost their lives to the virus.
“The sight of government offices, workplaces and homes across the UK pausing for a moment of quiet reflection brought home the overwhelming sense of gratitude we all feel.
“While most of us were safe at home, these workers were putting themselves in harm’s way, saving liv...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - April 28, 2020 Category: Food Science Authors: Anthony Barnes Tags: News Press release coronavirus dave prentis international workers' memorial day minute's silence Source Type: news
