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Author: Danny Phillips

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Changes to social care pay in Scotland are “historic”, says UNISON

18 March 2026 Danny Phillips

Commenting on the Scottish government’s announcement about the introduction of sectoral bargaining for adult social care sector, UNISON Scotland social

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Custody staffing pressures are exposed by commissioner’s report

10 March 2026 Danny Phillips

Commenting on the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner’s joint assurance review into fingerprinting practices in Police Scotland, UNISON Police Staff Scotland branch secretary David

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Comment on Audit Scotland’s report into the finances of Integrated Joint Boards,

26 February 2026 Danny Phillips

Commenting on Audit Scotland’s report into the finances of Integrated Joint Boards, UNISON Scotland health lead Matt McLaughlin said today (Thursday):

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Fill job vacancies and end the crisis in social care in Ayrshire and Arran NHS

13 February 2026 Danny Phillips

Commenting on the Scottish government announcement that NHS Ayrshire and Arran health board is being moved to a higher level

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Jeane Freeman had formidable understanding of the NHS

7 February 2026 Danny Phillips

Commenting on the news that former Scottish health secretary Jeane Freeman has died aged 72, UNISON Scotland head of health

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Jane Haining: A Mission of Love

27 January 2026 Danny Phillips

UNISON Renfrewshire branch is celebrating the remarkable life of Jane Haining, a Scottish missionary who worked in Paisley and died

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Inflation figures trigger small pay increase for NHS staff

23 January 2026 Danny Phillips

Commenting on a small rise in pay for NHS staff in Scotland due to an inflation guarantee built into their

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Scottish heroine Jane Haining to be commemorated

22 January 2026 Danny Phillips

The remarkable life of Jane Haining, a Scottish missionary who worked in Paisley and died at the Auschwitz concentration camp,

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UNISON is here for you in every corner of the UK. 

14 January 2026 Danny Phillips

  Check out our film reminding you that UNISON – the UK’s biggest union – is there for its members,

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Response to Audit Scotland’s report into delayed discharges

8 January 2026 Danny Phillips

Commenting on the Auditor General and Accounts Commission report ‘Delayed Discharges: A sign of Wider Challenges in Health and Social

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