UNISON has serious concerns about the government’s chosen approach to public sector reform. These are set out in this briefing.
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MSP briefing – urgent questions needing answers about public sector reform
The government has announced major structural reform of the public sector, the largest since devolution, but with very few details.
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Ward clerks at Scotland’s largest regional health board win wage increase and back pay, says UNISON
Ward clerks employed by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde have secured a pay rise following strike action, says UNISON today
Read morePublic Service Reform Committee: Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2027/28
The Public Service Reform Committee’s pre-budget scrutiny inquiry looks at how the 2027/28 budget can support public service reform. This
Read moreBriefing 174 Public Service Reform Update
Public Service Reform (PSR) is the central mission of the newly elected SNP minority government, with the cabinet secretary in
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UNISON Scotland budget response: A budget that fails public services, says UNISON
UNISON’s Scottish secretary Lilian Macer said: “Today’s Scottish budget does not go far enough to address the deepening crisis across
Read moreBriefing 165 – Scottish Government Fiscal Sustainability Delivery Plan
The Scottish Government has published it’s Fiscal Sustainability Delivery Plan. The aim of the document is to provide some detail
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Huge rise in private ambulance costs across NHS Scotland is the ‘tip of the iceberg’, says UNISON
Cash-strapped Scottish health boards are paying increasing amounts of their overstretched budgets to private ambulance firms, new figures published by
Read moreAbortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Scotland Bill
This is our response to the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee’s call for views on Gillian Mackay MSP’s Abortion
Read moree brief – Update on the National Care Service Bill October 2023
Since its introduction in June 2022, UNISON has campaigned for the National Care Service Bill to be withdrawn. We want
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