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…to show your support for NHS Workers UNISON, Scotland’s biggest health union, will hold socially distanced demonstrations across Scotland on
Read moreHealth Pay Campaign 2020
This briefing outlines the next steps of our pay campaign. UNISON has formally requested that the Scottish government reopens discussions
Read moreCORONAVIRUS Health Staff: Scottish Government update on physical distancing
Health Staff: The Scottish Government has updated its advice on physical distancing. The changes are detailed and vary by both
Read moreCORONAVIRIS HEALTH STAFF: Wider use of face masks and face coverings in health and social care
The Chief Nursing Officer has issued a letter updating the guidance round the wider use of face masks and face
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NHS staff are angry that Scottish Health Secretary has dismissed calls to re-open pay talks, says UNISON
NHS staff have called on the Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Health to re-open pay negotiations, saying: ‘Don’t call us NHS heroes
Read moreCoronavirus Health Staff: Re-mobilise, Recover, Re-design: Framework for NHS Scotland
Health Staff: The Scottish Government has published a framework to support the reopening of NHS services. They have set out
Read moreCoronavirus Health Staff: Clarification on single use PPE
Health staff: The Chief Nursing Officer (Fiona McQueen) has issued guidance to boards regarding PPE in order to clarify issues
Read moreCORONAVIRUS: UNISON Pressure Secures Sick Pay and Death in Service Benefit for Care Staff
Following the deal for NHS staff, trade union pressure has secured a similar deal for Social Care staff. Death in
Read moreCORONAVIRUS: Supporting Malawi health workers in the global pandemic.
Malawi health staff at Machinjiri Health Centre have thanked UNISON members for their solidarity during the coronavirus global pandemic. UNISON
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