UNISON, the UK’s largest public sector trade union, called for Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS foundation trust to be taken back under NHS control, and called for a public enquiry into patient care at the hospital.

“I have gone from a strong person, who could do anything, to someone who struggles to pick up a small box from the floor.”
These are the words of a paramedic, who has been awarded £200,000 for becoming permanently disabled after falling while attending an emergency call.

UNISON, the union representing 300,000 social care workers, today (9 November) called on the Government to sit up and take notice of a new report*, showing that quality care depends on quality staff. The union is calling for the narrow focus on cash for care for the elderly to switch to how best to provide [...]

Just one extra cleaner on a hospital ward can save lives and money, according to new research sponsored by UNISON, the UK’s largest public service union.
The detailed study found that one extra cleaner, using targeted cleaning methods, had a “measurable effect on the clinical environment,” cutting the number of patients who contracted MRSA and saving [...]

UNISON, the UK’s largest public sector union, has accused employers of “burying their heads in the sand,” instead of tackling stress, anxiety and depression in the workplace. The latest statistics from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence show that 13.7 million working days are lost each year as a result of work-related illness, [...]