UNISON News

Following a special meeting of the Social Partnership Forum (SPF) on 6 August 2009 involving the Department of Health, NHS Trade Unions and NHS Employers, to discuss the implications of the swine flu pandemic on the NHS and its workforce, the partners have welcomed the recommendation of the Joint Committee on Vaccination & Immunisation to […]

Individual members are required to re-register with the Health Professions Council (HPC) every two years. The next two-year cycle for Paramedics & Orthoptists is 1 September 2009 to 31 August 2011.

What’s happening to the NHS? During the recession, the NHS will play a vital role in ensuring that when people lose their jobs or homes they do not lose access to healthcare.

Cases of swine flu (H1N1) are on the increase and the government recently took the decision to move from containment of the illness to treatment. GPs will now be diagnosing the condition based on symptoms that patients experience rather than a laboratory test.

You are invited to participate in a survey that UNISON is conducting on the scale and extent of workplace bullying and harassment.

UNISON’s long running campaign to introduce safer needles and prevent sharps injuries in the NHS paid dividends today (9 June), with the announcement of strict European Union guidelines to protect staff ahead of new legislation.

“Better healthcare cannot be seen as expendable today because of the global economic downturn, when in yesterday’s world of relative prosperity, it was essential,” health secretary Alan Johnson told UNISON’s health conference in Harrogate today.

What is the IndependentSafeguarding Authority? The Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) is a new public body which has been created to help prevent unsuitable people from working with children and vulnerable adults. From October 2009, all individuals working or volunteering with vulnerable adults or children will be required to register with the ISA. This will affect […]