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SOUTH WEST YORKSHIRE PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Rehabilitation support workers step up rebanding campaign

By Liz Wells 21 August 2025

Rehabilitation support workers in Barnsley have launched a petition as part of their campaign for managers to move them up a level on the NHS Agenda for Change pay scale, to reflect the types of ta...

PAY DEALS

Nottingham NHS staff win pay deal and backdated wages

By Liz Wells 18 August 2025

Healthcare support workers at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust have secured back pay of up to £2,500 and a permanent wage rise.

WORKFORCE

Strike on the cards at Dorset hospitals in outsourcing dispute

By Liz Wells 13 August 2025

Healthcare staff at three NHS trusts in Dorset say they want to vote for strike action in a row over plans to move 1,700 staff from the NHS to an external company.

SERCO

Serco rows back on proposed pay frequency measures at Forth Valley Royal Hospital

By Liz Wells 12 August 2025

Private contracting giant Serco has ‘rowed back’ on proposed measures to pay staff at Forth Valley Royal Hospital monthly instead of weekly.

WORKFORCE

BREAKING NEWS: Resident doctors and Wes Streeting agree window for negotiations

By Liz Wells 06 August 2025

The BMA’s resident doctors committee has agreed a ‘window for negotiations’ with secretary of state for health and social care Wes Streeting.

SOCIAL CARE

Lancashire County Council social care support staff balloted in pay grade row

By Liz Wells 04 August 2025

More than 200 social care support officers at Lancashire County Council are being asked to back further strikes in a long-running dispute over extra work and pay grades.

HOMERTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Health workers at Homerton NHS Trust win wage increase and back pay deal

By Liz Wells 31 July 2025

Hundreds of clinical support workers at Homerton NHS Trust have won a ‘substantial’ wage increase and back pay deal.

NORFOLK AND WAVENEY MIND

Counsellors take fresh strike action over pay

By Liz Wells 30 July 2025

Counsellors commissioned by Norfolk and Waveney ICB to deliver Talking Therapies services are back on strike in a dispute over pay and grading.

AGENDA FOR CHANGE

Unison boss supports striking phlebotomists

By Liz Wells 23 July 2025

Striking phlebotomists in Gloucestershire have been joined on the picket line by Unison general secretary Christina McAnea as they fight for fair pay.

INDUSTRIAL ACTION