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UNISON is the UK's largest healthcare trade union - over 400,000 people who work in the NHS and for private contractors providing NHS services are UNISON members.

Our health members are nurses, student nurses, midwives, health visitors, healthcare assistants, paramedics, cleaners, porters, catering staff, medical secretaries, clerical and admin staff and scientific and technical staff.

And that's not all of us!

UNISON is a powerful voice for working people in the United Kingdom. We have over 1.3 million members working in public services, the community and voluntary sector and for private companies.

Looking after people at work

We represent our members in many ways, offering help and advice at work, raising your professional/local concerns or by highlighting issues that will affect all health workers at a national level. We work together to make sure our members' concerns are heard - whether it’s about pay, health and safety, discrimination or the future of our NHS.

Looking after the NHS

But there is more to UNISON than looking after people at work. We care passionately about the future of the NHS as a publicly funded service that is free at the point of delivery. This makes campaigning to stop the increasing involvement of the private sector in the provision of health care services a priority for us.

Scientific, technical and dental workers
(1/09/10) The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) will replace the Royal Pharmaceutical Soceity of Great Britain (RPSGB) as the regulator for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharamacy premises during 2010.

The GPhP is seeking views in a consultation on fees. Here's our response : GphC fee consultation 2010 PTB.pdf

Primary care
(10/08/2010) UNISON has serious concerns that the government's push to increase the number of social enterprises  in primary care will lead to increased fragmentation and privatisation. New factsheets are now available outlining the key concerns including risks to staff pensions and NHS terms & conditions.

Health care
Whatever you’re studying we're there to support you. If you have difficulties with a placement, a problem with an assignment, or need our advice about a professional issue, UNISON is on hand to help.

Primary care
(20/08/2010) UNISON has developed a range of guidance briefings and campaigning materials to assist activists and members to understand and influence the Transforming Community Services programme in your workplace.

Health care
The NHS Staff Council Sub Group on Health & Safety (called POSHH) has agreed advice on the implementation of the European Council Directive on preventing sharp injuries in the hospital and healthcare sector (click here to view).

Health care
(20/07/2010) On 12 July, the government published its new white paper for the NHS in England, entitled Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS. The document represents a major upheaval for the health service and UNISON has identified several significant areas of concern.

CONTACT DETAILS
• For urgent help and advice at work to go Help at work
• Karen Jennings is the head of the UNISON Healthcare team:
UNISON Healthcare
1 Mabledon Place
London WC1H 9AJ
Email: health@unison.co.uk
Recent documents

NHS pay bands and points 2010

Pay bands and pay points on the second pay spine in England from 1 April 2010
Link to a PDF document on this siteNHS pay bands and points 2010

Speak up for healthy NHS

A guide designed to help employers working in partnership with trade unions, to achieve best practice when devising implementing and auditing their whistleblowing arrangements. It is written by the independent chariy, Public Concern at Work, on behlf of the Social Partnership Forum.
Link to a PDF document on this siteAcrobat PDF (315508 bytes)

EU directive to help protect health care workers from needle stick injuries and infections.

This new directive implements in law a framework agreement on prevention from sharps injuries in the hospital and healthcare sector. Link to a PDF document on this siteDownload PDF


Health Ancillary Sector recruitment leaflet

A recruitment leaflet and form aimed specifically at ancillary staff in the NHS.
Link to a PDF document on this siteHealth Ancillary Sector recruitment leaflet

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