UNISON, GMB and Unite, the 3 main trade unions representing ambulance staff are running a joint survey on Paramedic retention. The results of this survey will help us to represent the views of paramedics at the NHS Pay Review Body and with employers at a national level. Paramedics are in short supply and high demand […]
Continue ReadingIf you are currently participating in a salary sacrifice scheme and are now in the new NHS Pension Scheme 2015 you should consider whether this is still in your best overall financial interest. What is a salary sacrifice scheme? Salary sacrifice arrangements are when you enter into an agreement with your employer to exchange some […]
Continue ReadingThe Health and Care Professions Council is consulting on increasing its annual registration fee from £80 to £90. This affects all 16 professions regulated by HCPC. This is an increase of 12.5% and comes hot on the heels of the 5% fee increase that took effect in April 2014. It comes during a period when […]
Continue ReadingWhile all the focus is currently on the General Election, There is another election taking place within UNISON for seats on the NEC. London Ambulance UNISON has nominated and supports the following candidates in the 2015 NEC Election: Eric Roberts – Health Care Male Seat Ann Moses – Health Care Female Seat Christine Sullivan – […]
Continue ReadingSpeaking at UNISON’s annual health conference in Liverpool today (Wednesday) Andy Burnham shared Labour’s vision for the NHS and said the National Health Service couldn’t survive another five years of a Conservative government. In his speech, Andy Burnham said that if elected in May, a Labour government would protect unsocial hours payments and cut the […]
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Staff shortages, long hours and the mental demands of the job are placing an enormous burden on ambulance workers in London as nine in ten (94 per cent) report suffering with stress, according to a new UNISON survey. The survey is published today (Friday) ahead of the union’s annual health conference in Liverpool next week. […]
Continue ReadingLong hours, staff shortages and the mental demands of the job are placing an enormous burden on ambulance workers as nine in ten (91 per cent) say they are suffering with stress, according to a new UNISON survey published today (Friday) ahead of the union’s annual health conference in Liverpool next week. The survey – […]
Continue ReadingCommenting on the latest NHS England figures published today (Tuesday) showing that the A&E waiting time target hasn’t been met for 26 consecutive weeks, UNISON Head of Health Christina McAnea said: “Week in week out, for half a year now, the waiting times target has been missed. “It’s bad enough that some sick and […]
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