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• Winter plan for Covid urgently needed, says UNISON

  07-10-2022 16:00
  Commenting on the rise in Covid cases announced today (Friday), UNISON assistant general secretary Jon Richards said:
  “Winter is coming and the virus is staging a comeback. Yet the government doesn’t appear to have a plan.
  “Unless urgent action is taken, cases will surge and schools, hospitals, care homes and other key public services will be without the staff they need to function.
  “Bringing back free testing is a must so people don’t unwittingly take the vir
  
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• It’s now up to the government to avoid strikes in NHS by putting pay right, says UNISON

  07-10-2022 01:01
  Letters advising more than two hundred NHS employers across England that health staff, including paramedics, theatre staff, occupational therapists, porters and nurses, are to be balloted for strike action have been sent, says UNISON.
  The union has also written to health secretary Therese Coffey urging her to meet and negotiate an improved pay award to avert action that could disrupt NHS services this winter.
  UNISON has initiated a formal dispute after most NHS workers were given just a &po
  
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