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Recruitment, retention and registration discussed at health conference

20-04-2023 17:18

Health conference closed yesterday (Wednesday) with a session focussing on the recruitment and retention of health staff.Jonathon Whitney (pictured above) from University Hospitals Birmingham branch moved a motion calling on UNISON to campaign to reinstate paid training and raise public awareness of health student debt.
Speaking of his personal experience with the bursary system that was ended in 2016, he said: “In 2009 I found myself in an awkward situation. Having been made redund

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Health conference asks why ambulance staff aren’t an emergency service

20-04-2023 17:00

The final day of UNISON’s annual health conference in Bournemouth opened with delegates standing in a minute’s silence to mark the upcoming International Workers’ Memorial Day on 28 April (above).
Moving to the business of the day, debates were heard on a variety issues.
Retirement age parity
A motion submitted by the ambulance occupational group highlighted the disparity in retirement age between police, fire service and ambulance staff.
Peter Steventon, South East central amb

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Care Quality Commission staff to strike in escalation of pay row, says UNISON

20-04-2023 13:17

Hundreds of staff at the Care Quality Commission (CQC) are to strike for one day in a dispute over pay, says UNISON today (Thursday).
Staff represented by UNISON, including those working in inspection teams, call centres and data analysis, will be striking on Tuesday 2 May. Workers represented by the PCS and Unite will also be on strike on the same day.
CQC employees started a continuous work to rule on Monday 17 April 2023. This means they are only working the hours they are paid for, not doing

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Blog: This is democracy in action

20-04-2023 11:00

There is something important happening inside our union right now, and every UNISON member has the chance to take part in it. It’s our National Executive Council (NEC) elections, and this week, the ballot opened.
Whoever you elect to the NEC, will work with me to steer our union over the next two years. As the leader of our great union, I’ve always been clear that we want to increase participation in important votes like these, so that as many members as possible have their say.
The

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