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• Ending free Covid tests could threaten public services

  30-03-2022 17:11
  
  Vital services in education, utilities, refuse collection and local government could face huge challenges if workers don’t continue to receive free Covid tests, says UNISON.
  The union is warning that staff sickness will rise as untested but infected workers unwittingly spreading the virus.
  Free lateral flow tests are being scrapped from Friday (1 April), with all workers – other than health and care staff – expected to fork out upwards of £3 for each one.
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• Staff discontent shows government must act on NHS pay, says UNISON

  30-03-2022 14:56
  
  Commenting on the latest annual NHS staff survey published today (Wednesday), UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said: “On any measure these figures are alarming. The scale of staff disillusionment and concerns about standards of care should be a huge blue flashing light for the government.
  “A dramatic drop in satisfaction with pay in just a year bears out everything unions have warned. Without an urgent and significant wage rise, NHS staff will simply walk for better pay and less str
  
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