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Two finalists from Scotland chosen for the inaugural Our Health Heroes Awards

A healthcare support worker at Paisley’s Royal Alexandra Hospital and a porter supervisor at Glasgow Dental Hospital have been recognised with Our Health Heroes awards. The honours were created by ... Read More
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UNISON Scotland launches mobile phone app to improve patient care

UNISON Scotland has today (Tuesday) launched an app for nurses so they can use their phone or tablet to register concerns about patient care in Scotland’s hospitals. The app – ... Read More
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Inverclyde Signs Up to Ethical Care Pledge

Inverclyde Council and Health & Social Care Partnership has become one of the first in Scotland to achieve trade union recognition from UNISON because it is working towards high standards ... Read More
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UNISON response to Audit Scotland report ‘NHS struggling to keep up with rising demand and cost pressures’

UNISON Scotland welcomes Audit Scotland report: 'NHS struggling to keep up with rising demand and cost pressures' released on 17 October 2016, calling on all sides of the debate to ... Read More
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Violence against public service workers doubled in a decade, says UNISON

UNISON’s annual Violence at Work Survey 2016 is launched today (Friday 21 October)  at UNISON health and safety conference at the University of Stirling. It shows a rise of 20,000 to 40,000 ... Read More
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UNISON welcomes introduction of Scottish Living Wage for social care

UNISON welcomes the Scottish Government commitment to introduce the Scottish Living Wage across the social care sector in Scotland, from 1st October 2016. This is the result of a long ... Read More
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More strikes announced as college support staff continue campaign for fair pay, says UNISON

College support staff across Scotland will walk out for a second time this month in an increasingly bitter pay row in the troubled further education (FE) sector. UNISON Scotland and ... Read More
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More strikes could follow says UNISON as college support staff continue their campaign for fair pay

More strikes could follow says UNISON as college support staff continue their campaign for fair pay. College support staff across Scotland went on strike yesterday (Tuesday) in what was a ... Read More
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UNISON launches first ever national strike across Scotland’s further education colleges

UNISON members across Scotland’s 20 further education (FE) colleges will go on strike on Tuesday, September 6, as an autumn of discontent kicks off in the troubled sector. The dispute ... Read More
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Further education members to launch autumn strike campaign

UNISON members across 20 Scottish further education colleges voted overwhelmingly to strike in support of fair pay. The result of the ballot was announced today (Wednesday) and will cause disruption ... Read More