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• £30m ambulance contract as effective as sticking plaster on wound, says UNISON

  02-08-2022 16:25
  
  Commenting on the new £30m contract awarded by NHS England to St John Ambulance in an attempt to ease pressure on the ambulance service, UNISON ambulance lead Alan Lofthouse said:
  “Th​is move ​is not what an under-pressure NHS needs. It will be about as effective as sticking a ​tiny plaster on a gaping wound.
  “Putting additional non-NHS ambulances on the road without ​tackling the staffing crisis or the lack of capacity in A&
  
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• UNISON recommends that EA members reject ‘insulting’ offer

  02-08-2022 15:06
  
  UNISON members working for the Environment Agency (EA) are being consulted on the latest pay offer, with the union recommending that they reject the employer’s offer of 2%, plus a £345 one-off consolidated payment, and take part in industrial action to seek improvements.
  The offer falls short of the claim the EA unions jointly submitted in March this year and follows a 0% rise for most staff in 2021 after a decade of below inflation pay rises.
  UNISON national secretary Donna Rowe-Mer
  
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• Ridiculous pay plans would have spelt total disaster for the NHS, says UNISON

  02-08-2022 14:16
  
  Commenting on reports today (Tuesday) that Conservative Party leadership contender Liz Truss has backed down on plans to cut the pay of public servants across the UK, UNISON deputy head of health Helga Pile said:
  “The NHS is in the depths of the biggest staffing crisis it’s ever faced. Last month’s below-inflation pay award isn’t enough to stop experienced health workers from leaving a service that’s on the edge. This ridiculous policy would have spelt total di
  
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