UNISON and Healthcare

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 itis 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.

(03/02/2012)  The National Union of Students (NUS) has launched a major piece of research into students' experience of financial support.  All healthcare students are encouraged to participate.  The NUS is looking to set up support schemes to try and alleviate the financial burden on students.

Participants will be entered into a draw - you can win a cash prize of £500 or one £50 cash prizes.

(31/01/12) On Wednesday 7 March, under the banner of the All Together for the NHS campaign, health workers, professionals, experts, patients and campaigners will come together for a rally to Save Our NHS. Join us 1800 - 1930 at the Central Hall, Westminster, London.

(23/01/12) UNISON has developed new facility time guidance which is available to download.

(19/01/12) Have questions about NHS Student Bursaries? Check out UNISON's new factsheet.

(13/01/11) URGENT: There will be an Opposition Day Debate on Monday 16 January in the House of Commons about the role of the private sector in the NHS.

URGENT: Please sign and circulate this petion launched by a doctor which calls on the Government to drop its Health and Social Care Bill. If 100,000 signatures are collected, the petition will be considered for debate in the House of Commons: http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/22670

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