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Gloucestershire phlebotomists urge chief executive to meet them face to face

By Liz Wells 04 June 2025

Striking phlebotomists at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have written to chief executive Kevin McNamara to call for direct face-to-face talks to resolve their ongoing pay dispute.

UNISON

Follow Scotland's lead with direct pay talks, urges Unison

By Liz Wells 20 May 2025

Unison is calling on health secretary Wes Streeting to follow Scotland’s lead and hold direct pay talks.

FABIAN SOCIETY

Call for £1.5bn boost to care worker pay

By William Eichler 19 May 2025

A think tank has urged the Government to boost social care funding by £1.5bn to support a £2,000 pay rise for care workers.

GLOUCESTERSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Gloucestershire phlebotomists to take two more weeks of action

By Liz Wells 16 May 2025

Phlebotomists at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are to hold a further two weeks of industrial action in the dispute over pay.

CALDERDALE AND HUDDERSFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Healthcare staff in Calderdale and Huddersfield secure 'significant' back pay deal

By Liz Wells 13 May 2025

Healthcare assistants in the maternity and theatre departments of Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust are to be moved up a salary grade and receive five years’ back pay for clinical ta...

NURSING

Too few nursing staff on duty to provide safe NHS care, finds Unison

By Liz Wells 23 April 2025

Not enough nursing staff are on duty in hospitals to ensure patients are protected from harm such as falls, medication errors or other risks, new surveys reveal.

PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES

Scapegoating physician associates is 'dangerous distraction' for NHS

By Liz Wells 11 April 2025

The 'toxic' debate around physician associates threatens to destabilise an already overstretched NHS, says Unison.

GLOUCESTERSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Gloucestershire NHS staff escalate strike action in pay dispute

By Liz Wells 11 April 2025

Phlebotomists at Gloucestershire Royal and Cheltenham General hospitals have escalated strike action in a long-running dispute over pay and grading.

WES STREETING

One million NHS staff to benefit from new support measures

By Liz Wells 09 April 2025

Health and Social Care Secretary, Wes Streeting, has unveiled a comprehensive support package to tackle violence and improve the working lives of NHS staff.

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

Scottish government makes two-year pay offer to Agenda for Change staff

By Liz Wells 08 April 2025

Nurses, midwives and other healthcare staff across Scotland have been offered a pay increase of 8% over two years, Scotland's health secretary Neil Gray has announced.

WORKFORCE

Union highlights video and photo harassment of health workers

By Liz Wells 07 April 2025

NHS staff are frequently being harassed by members of the public filming them with their phones and threatening to post footage online, new research suggests.