Health

UNISON is the UK’s largest health union. More than 60,000 UNISON members work in the NHS in Scotland: nurses, student nurses, midwives, health visitors, healthcare assistants, paramedics, occupational therapists, cleaners, porters, catering staff, medical secretaries, clerical and admin staff and scientific and technical staff.

UNISON cares passionately about the future of the NHS as a publicly funded service that is free at the point of delivery. The NHS is a public service we can all be proud of, and UNISON wants to keep it that way.

See also important information for workers registered with regulatory bodies.

Speaking up for Scotland’s health workers

UNISON organisers and activists work together to make sure our members’ concerns are heard – whether it’s about pay, health and safety, discrimination or the future of our NHS.

• Offering advice at work;
• Representing our members in the workplace
• Lobbying parliaments and government on issues our members care about;
• Negotiating terms and conditions for NHS Scotland staff;
• Raising professional and local concerns that affect all health workers.
• Standing up for the NHS and broader health services

Health News

Latest briefings and submissions

Care Integration Comments to Health & Sport Committee

We understand that at present the Government intends to integrate health and social care primarily through legislation to replace Community ...

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Inquiry into regulation of care for older people

UNISON Scotland believes a major mistake in the provision care of the elderly was to allow profit to be part ...

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Care Integration statement

This statement covers UNISON Scotland’s initial response to proposals for the integration of care services in Scotland either through a ...

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Social Care Procurement Guidelines

UNISON Scotland welcomes the publication of Guidelines on social care procurement and can support some aspects of them. However, we ...

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