Tag Archives: health
Have a heart for cardiac patients: Unite in the Community supporting Saturday demo
Demonstration part of ongoing campaign for 24/7 cardiac care in Waterford & South-East January 11th: Unite Community members in Waterford will be supporting demonstration being organised this coming Saturday (January 14th) to demand round-the-clock cardiac care for Waterford and the … Continue reading
Union welcomes publication of Bengoa report heralding transformation of Health & Social Care
Restructuring process must be underpinned by adequate budgets and must guarantee equality of outcome for all patients Priority given to co-production and collaborative approach involving staff is best approach to improve our Health Service October 25th: Unite Regional Officer Kevin … Continue reading
Department of Health accused of devaluing vital care work
Unite slams two-tier Minimum Wage suggestion October 20th: Unite today accused the Department of Health of devaluing the essential work performed by around 4,000 care staff who “sleep over” while caring for vulnerable people. The union was responding to reports … Continue reading
Stormont Health Committee to hear of challenges facing NI Health & Social Care
Unite’s Kevin McAdam to present on behalf of Unite and NIC-ICTU health committee Northern Ireland health workers have seen a 16% drop in pay over the past five years and are now the lowest paid in the UK October 5th: … Continue reading
Additional NHS funding is only a cynical pre-election promise
Health Minister Simon Hamilton promises to increase health sector pay after election after refusing to honour this year’s recommendation. Clarity is needed on how much of additional £70m health spending will go to private sector providers and how much will … Continue reading









