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• Welsh government’s NHS pay move increases pressure on Westminster, says UNISON 

  12-01-2023 16:38
  Commenting on Mark Drakeford’s offer today (Thursday) of additional money for health workers across Wales, UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said:
  “This significantly ups the pressure on Westminster. Rishi Sunak must now explain why the first ministers in Scotland and Wales can dig deep for NHS staff, but his government can’t.
  “The latest NHS England figures show ambulance delays and waiting times in A&E are the worst ever, leaving the prime minister an
  
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• Christina McAnea tours pickets on second NHS strike day

  12-01-2023 14:37
  Photos ©Steve Forrest/Workers’ Photos
  Christina McAnea spent the second joint union NHS strike day, yesterday 11 January, touring picket lines in Yorkshire and the North East to show her support and solidarity for the striking ambulance workers.
  She began the day in Sheffield at Longley ambulance station where, as they did across the county, paramedics walked out at 10am.
  As the picket was set up, she spoke to the workers about why they were striking and, once the brazier was burning,
  
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• Through sun and rain – on the picket lines in Bristol

  12-01-2023 11:07
  After an extraordinary day across England, with ambulance workers in five regions taking action on pay and highlighting the crisis in the NHS, it’s time to look back on the day’s events.
  Here is a selection of photographs from two pickets in Bristol, at Lansdown Road and Croydon Street, taken by Nigel Goldsmith.
  The article Through sun and rain – on the picket lines in Bristol first appeared on the UNISON National site.
  
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