TUC Aid is making an appeal to affiliates, union members and to the general public for funds for emergency relief and long-term rehabilitation of the victims of the earthquake in Haiti.
Dec
23
‘UNISON understands the concerns and worries of members regarding Foundation Trust Status. Our opposition to Foundation Trust Status is on record. We replied to the consultation paper within the LAS again stating our concerns but also insisting that Unison and its members are central to the decision making should Foundation Trust Status be granted.
Dec
19
LAS UNISON has put together an exhibition (with very special thanks to Anna Lowman, Communications Department, and Sarah Joy, Finance & Business Planning Department and others who have gave their time so this could happen) to remember the 89/90 Ambulance Dispute. This can be seen on each floor of Waterloo HQ until the end of January 2010.
Dec
09
Dave Prentis, General Secretary of UNISON, the UK’s largest public sector union, today reacted angrily to the 1%, two year pay cap and pensions cap on public sector workers, announced in the pre-budget report,
Dec
09
“A victory for NHS patients” is how UNISON described today’s decision by the High Court, to uphold the limit on the amount of income Foundation Trusts can get from treating private patients.
Dec
03
IPSOS Mori want to hear your views on personal safety and security in your workplace
General Send feedback »Ipsos MORI, an independent research agency, have been commissioned by the NHS
Security Management Service (SMS) to gather the views of NHS ambulance staff on a
number of issues concerning their personal safety and security and related security policies,
procedures and initiatives in the NHS.
Nov
28
UNISON, the UK’s largest public sector trade union, today called for Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS foundation trust to be taken back under NHS control, and called for a public enquiry into patient care at the hospital.
Nov
27
“I have gone from a strong person, who could do anything, to someone who struggles to pick up a small box from the floor.”
These are the words of a paramedic, who has been awarded £200,000 for becoming permanently disabled after falling while attending an emergency call.
Nov
25
The latest briefing (Nov 2009 Briefing 66) from NHS Employers is called 'Leading the NHS workforce through to recovery' and is their view on how the NHS can make £20bn in savings from the years 2011 to 2014.
Sep
08
The Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) is a non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Home Office. The ISA is the decision making element of a new Vetting and Barring Scheme (VBS) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland which aims to prevent unsuitable people from gaining access to children and/or vulnerable adults through their work.
The new ISA Vetting and Barring Scheme launches on 12 October 2009.
The scheme will be fully operational from July 2010.
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