Tag: #Unite4NHS
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Unite members vote overwhelmingly for strike action despite attempt by Health Department Permanent Secretary Richard Pengelly to interfere with union’s industrial ballot
Health and social care workers in Unite voted 82.4 percent in favour of strike action and 91.1 for industrial action short of strike action over pay inequality and the staffing crisis Department of Health must address pay equality demand and end staffing crisis and waste on private agencies In the absence of an adequate response from…
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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 Officer for Health Kevin McAdam has stated that today’s press release from the Department is…
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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 for HSC Board clarification that 1,800 vacancy figure does not include all Health & Social Care staff groups
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 release of additional funding for wages’ increase September 6th: Yesterday Valery Watts, the Chief Executive…
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NHS pay offer must translate into pay parity for Northern Ireland healthcare workers
UK-wide deal offering 6.5% to NHS workers over three years is welcome news for healthcare workers who have seen real terms pay fall over last decade Wednesday March 21st: Kevin McAdam, Unite Regional officer with responsibility for his union’s membership in the Health and Social Care sector welcomed the pay deal offered by the UK…
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HSCT must bring forward genuine consultation with communities threatened by medical imaging review process
One day public notice of consultation event is wholly inadequate and has left local community bewildered and concerned HSCT needs to organise a properly publicised consultation event in New Year in a neutral and appropriate venue such as the Lakeland Forum Gareth Scott, Unite Industrial officer with responsibility for the health sector in the Western…