Unison Bookclub Oxford University Press (OUP) and UNISON are delighted to provide UNISON members with this exclusive offer to purchase OUP publications at a 20% discount through the UNISON Book Club. The establishment of the Book Club builds on the long-standing relationship between UNISON and OUP in seeking to provide top quality guides to nurses and other health professionals in their work – we
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Minimum nursing staffing levels are needed to protect hospital patients from the impact of cuts in the NHS, a leading health union says. Unison called for the measure after an online poll of 1,500 midwives, nurses and healthcare assistants across the UK suggested services were under strain. It said nearly 60% reported they did not have enough time to deliver safe and compassionate care.
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It’s your Unison and Your Branch. Sefton Health AGM tonight 7.45 pm Longmoor Club Longmoor Lane. Be there.
Annually on 8 March, thousands of events are held throughout the world to inspire women and celebrate achievements click on the link below to find out what’s going on in Liverpool http://internationalwomensday.com/esearch.asp?country=221&town=Liverpool
Dear Colleagues, A new fight over NHS privatisation has just begun. Jeremy Hunt is trying to use new powers, hidden within last year’s controversial NHS laws, to force local GPs to privatise more health services. [1] This is one of the things we were afraid might happen – and now our worst fears are being confirmed. We need to do all we can to
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UNISON Welfare: “There For You” UNISON is the only trade union to offer a confidential advice and support service to its members and their families in the form of a registered charity. UNISON Welfare, now been rebranded as There for You: supporting UNISON members when life gets tough. In recent years, we noticed that the name “Welfare” was putting some people off, while other
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International Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Awareness Day – 28 February 2013 February 28, 2013 will be the 15th annual International Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Awareness Day, which is dedicated to RSI education and prevention. Repetitive strain injuries affect hundreds of thousands of workers every year in Britain. RSI covers a wide range of injuries to muscles, tendons and nerves. Usually hands, wrists, elbows or
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Would you like to become a Digital Champion. A TUC training course to help you help others. This is a three day training course designed for reps who would like to help those who are digitally excluded. In partnership with UK online and the TUC you will be a part of the national Digital Inclusion project, which seeks to include the 8.7 million people
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We see it on the news every week; the deficit must be cut, we were left in a mess by the last government, public sector jobs must go, the NHS must be reformed, the private sector must be free to create wealth, we have had the boom, now we are in a double dip bust. Do you see this and think “that can’t be
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Article from BBC NEWS’ 13 Jan 2013. 17 hospitals with unsafe staffing, says Care Quality Commission The government says there are nearly 5,000 more doctors since the coalition came to power Continue reading the main story Related Stories Low staffing ‘harms elderly care’ Health regulator problems ‘persist’ Seventeen NHS hospitals are among 26 healthcare providers that are failing to operate with safe staffing levels,
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