Response to Dr Steve Boorman's Interim Report Into the Health and Wellbeing of NHS Staff
19th August 2009 LONDON, August 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The Work Foundation, RAND Europe and Aston Business School - the
partnership trio of research organisations working closely with the review
team to undertake the...
Workers Uniting Union Counters the Lies in U.S. Health Care Debate
19th August 2009 LONDON, August 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Workers Uniting, the world's first international union, has launched an
attack on the lies and misinformation being spread in the USA by opponents of
President...
SRG Wins Syngenta Temp Recruitment Contract
8th July 2009 LONDON, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- SRG, the UK's leading scientific and technical recruitment company,
announced today that it has successfully implemented a UK-wide temporary
staff RPO (Recruitment...
Secular Attack on NHS Chaplaincy 'Simplistic', Says Unite
8th April 2009 LONDON, April 8 /PRNewswire/ -- An attack by the National Secular Society (NSS) on the NHS chaplaincy
service has been described as 'erroneous and simplistic' by Unite, the
largest union in the...
'One School Nurse for 6,900 Children'
2nd April 2009 LONDON, April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- One specialist school nurse is looking after an estimated 6,900 children
in England, according to Unite, the largest union in the country, which is
calling for a...
The 'Final Wake-Up Call' as new Figures Show a Health Visitor Job is 'Lost Every 30 Hours'
30th March 2009 LONDON, March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The health visiting crisis can still be measured in hours, according to
Unite, the largest union in the country.
The latest NHS workforce statistics, based on...
Blood Service 'Restructuring' Should be Halted as Problems Emerge
23rd March 2009 LONDON, March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The radical restructuring plans for the blood transfusion service in
England and Wales, which threatens about 170 jobs, should be halted, Unite
the union said today...
Stafford Hospital is a Classic Example of the Government's 'Flawed' NHS Privatisation Policy
18th March 2009 LONDON, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Stafford Hospital is a classic case of the government's 'flawed'
privatisation agenda for the NHS, Unite, the largest union in the country,
said today (Wednesday, 18...
Government Promise of More Health Visitors to be Discussed at 'Summit'
13th March 2009 LONDON, March 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The government's promise to 'substantially increase' health visitor
numbers in the wake of the Laming review into child protection in England has
been welcomed by...
More Social Workers and Health Visitors Need to be Employed
12th March 2009 LONDON, March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The best way to implement Lord Laming's report into child protection is
to employ more frontline professionals, such as social workers and health
visitors, Unite, the...
Top Blue Chip Companies Refuse to Fund Cancer Risk Study
4th March 2009 LONDON, March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Britain's top component companies are refusing to spend less than a cost
of a couple of pints of lager per employee for new research that could
highlight the cancer...
Unite Calls for Government Funding for Mesothelioma Research
26th February 2009 LONDON, February 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Mesothelioma is the least researched of the top twenty cancers, a disease
which has devastated millions of families world wide; killing thousands each
year in the...
Good Neighbours no Substitute for Health Visitors in Child Neglect Cases
25th February 2009 LONDON, February 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Good neighbours are no substitute for trained and experienced health
visitors when it comes to child neglect cases, Unite, the largest union in
the country, said...
Unite Slams SNP-Tory Vote to Close Stirling Care Homes
20th February 2009 LONDON, February 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Unite, Scotland's largest trade union, has slammed SNP and Conservative
councillors at Stirling Council after they voted to close two local
residential care homes...
Unite Backs Bill for Free Parking at NHS Sites in Scotland
18th February 2009 LONDON, February 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Unite, the UK's largest union, is backing a Private Member's Bill that
will restore free parking for patients, visitors and staff at all NHS sites
in Scotland.
...
Unite Ensures Asbestos Victims' Claims Honoured by Government
13th February 2009 LONDON, February 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The Government today (Friday) took a decision which benefits hundreds of
sufferers of the fatal asbestos cancer, mesothelioma. The people affected
were exposed to...
Unite Fears That Government has Dropped School Nurse Pledge
13th February 2009 LONDON, February 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Fears have been expressed that the government has jettisoned a five-year
old policy that every secondary school in England should have a specialist
school nurse in...