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All parties should follow through on their election promises to include restoration of NHS pay parity in Northern Ireland talks process

Posted on December 16, 2019 by

A cross-party commitment to a payment necessary to avert planned strike action by local NHS workers this Wednesday Welcoming the commencement of fresh inter-party talks on the restoration of a functioning Northern Ireland Executive, Kevin McAdam Unite Lead officer for … Continue reading →

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Departmental spending of additional health transformation funds on internal recruitment is leading to longer in-patient waits

Posted on December 18, 2018 by

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 … Continue reading →

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Department of Health pay announcement is meaningless and delivers nothing to NI healthcare workers

Posted on November 22, 2018 by

Return to NHS pay parity across all UK nations needed to guarantee integrity and sustainability of NHS services in Northern Ireland Funding for Agenda for Change restructuring must be extended as well as UK-wide pay increase November 22nd: Unite Regional … Continue reading →

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Legislation to break logjam on Departmental decision-making must lead to swift action on NHS pay disparities

Posted on October 18, 2018 by

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 … Continue reading →

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Welcome for HSC Board clarification that 1,800 vacancy figure does not include all Health & Social Care staff groups

Posted on September 6, 2018 by

Admission confirms figure supplied by CEO for the Northern Ireland Health & Social Care Board, Valery Watts, to the Northern Ireland Select Committee was inaccurate Time for a reality check on status of our healthcare system and meaningful negotiations on … Continue reading →

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