Tag: HSC
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One percent pay offer for healthcare workers woefully inadequate, completely fails to meet inflationary pressures
Pay offer reinforces need for functioning and locally-accountable Executive Northern Ireland health and social care workers paid the least of any UK region March 28th: Kevin McAdam, Unite Regional Officer with responsibility for the union’s workers in the Healthcare sector has blasted the latest pay recommendation made by the Independent Pay Body for UK NHS…
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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: Kevin McAdam, Unite lead officer with responsibility for Health, spoke ahead of his appearance before…
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Ministerial u-turn on pay for healthcare workers in face of industrial ballot threat
Decision a victory for common sense which will provide relief to low paid health care workers Announcement comes as UNITE and UNISON unions were initiating ballots on industrial action July 19th: Kevin McAdam, Unite lead officer with responsibility for Health welcomed the announcement by Health Minister Michelle O’Neill that she was instructing her department to…
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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 be used to improve and increase output within the existing services. March 7th: Kevin McAdam,…
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Brazen admission by HSCB chief exposes irresponsible approach of management
Healthcare decisions being made to meet austerity budgets not patient need Commitment and loyalty of workers to public healthcare system being exploited by management July 23rd: Unite National Officer with responsibility for Health, Kevin McAdam, expressed his anger at comments made by Valerie Watts, Health and Social Care Board Chief Executive Officer on BBC radio.…
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Strike action confirmed for Ambulance Service on May 6th
Thursday 23rd April Newsdesks Unite’s Ambulance Service members will join Translink workers for twenty-four hour stoppage on May 6th Union members across health service to refuse to work unpaid overtime from April 30th April 23rd: Unite National Officer with responsibility for health, Kevin McAdam, today (Thursday 23 April) confirmed that his union had agreed a…