Tag: Department of Health
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Departmental spending of additional health transformation funds on internal recruitment is leading to longer in-patient waits
Waiting times across the board in Northern Ireland’s Health & Social Care Service are being increased further by focus on internal recruitment Unite has challenged Department of Health to prioritise transformation funding on external recruitment to address acute staffing pressures December 18th: Unite Regional Officer with responsibility for his union’s membership in the health sector,…
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Legislation to break logjam on Departmental decision-making must lead to swift action on NHS pay disparities
Unite calls on the Permanent Secretary for Department of Health, Richard Pengelly, to meet with trade unions to discuss extension of UK-wide pay and terms & conditions reforms to Northern Ireland Northern Ireland healthcare workers have been left behind on pay as a result of political failure October 18th: On behalf of his union’s healthcare…
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Proposed radical reform of NI Ambulance Service is welcome but must be underpinned by level playing field on pay for paramedics
Political failure has led to situation where paramedics in Northern Ireland are paid eight thousand pounds less a year than those in England and Wales No guarantees that proposals to recruit additional 300 paramedics to meet 50% surge in demand will go anywhere in absence of locally-accountable Ministers September 27th: Unite Lead officer for Health…
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Welcome break in Departmental log-jam ensures healthcare workers receive independent pay body recommended pay increase
Unite welcomes news that healthcare workers will now receive recommended one percent pay increase Latest Retail Price Inflation figures mean HSC workers effectively still suffering a 2.9% standard of living cut December 13th: Kevin McAdam, Unite Industrial officer with responsibility for the health sector welcomed confirmation that the Department of Health would ensure that £26…
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£70 million healthcare cuts – an attempt to deliver agenda of the Department of Health Permanent Secretary
Unite in Health spokesperson writes open letter to HSC Trusts over cutback proposals Nursing and domiciliary care cuts will cost more in long-run by causing further blockages at Emergency Departments Kevin McAdam, Regional Officer for Unite issued an open letter on behalf of Unite in Health, the health section of his union, through the press…