Tag Archives: Healthcare
Covid-19: Dept of Health and HSE ignored warnings on nursing homes
Impending crisis apparent over a month ago April 21st: Unite, which represents a cross-range of workers in the health sector including in nursing homes and in the community, today (Tuesday) accused the Department of Health and the HSE of ignoring … Continue reading
All parties should follow through on their election promises to include restoration of NHS pay parity in Northern Ireland talks process
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
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 … Continue reading
Department of Health pay announcement is meaningless and delivers nothing to NI healthcare workers
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
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 … Continue reading









