UNISON Health

15/12/2025

Join our seminar for UNISON nurse and midwife members this Thursday 18 December at 2pm.

We'll be talking about:
- the NMC review of advanced practice
- your experiences working in advanced practice
- how to ensure advanced practice works for staff and patients

Don't miss out on the opportunity to share your experiences and your views on what needs to improve to ensure advanced practice nurses and midwives can practise safely and effectively.

Find out more about our seminar series and sign up at unsn.uk/4ovbRFr

10/12/2025

A few weeks ago, our new National Officer for Nursing and Midwifery, Louie Horne, attended the Nursing Times Workforce and engaged in sessions on the future of nursing, workforce resilience and the future generation of nursing!

05/12/2025

05/12/2025

📢 Overseas recruitment of nurses and midwives has fallen by almost 50%, putting NHS services at serious risk.
UNISON warns that government immigration changes are damaging staffing levels and calls for urgent action.
Read more here ➡️ https://unsn.uk/4rU0YiC

05/12/2025

UNISON nurse or midwife member working in or aspiring to advanced practice? Join our interactive seminar on 18 December to discuss the expansion and regulation of advanced practice.

We'll be talking about:

-the NMC review of advanced practice
- your experiences working in advanced practice
- how to ensure advanced practice works for staff and patients

Find out more about our seminar series and sign up at unsn.uk/4ovbRFr

01/12/2025

Vote for your favourite NHS colleague in our annual One Team Awards. Nominate an NHS porter, cleaner, security staff, catering staff, receptionist or any other non-clinical support staff and put them in the running to win one of three £500 shopping vouchers.🤩👏🏆 https://tinyurl.com/yr6b7uzd

26/11/2025

UNISON continues its campaign to end violence at work. See our new updated webpage:

Violent assaults against NHS staff are rising. UNISON campaigns to make sure you are safe at work.

25/11/2025

24/11/2025

https://tinyurl.com/3bsk269d
Are you a UNISON member? Do you work solely on the NHS Bank? Would you like your voice and opinion to feature in a film🎬 we’re making about why people work on the NHS bank?
If so, please get in touch at health@unison.co.uk

Do you work ‘on the bank’ in the NHS? Let's make work better together in UNISON.

21/11/2025

Healthcare support workers across Wales have won a major victory after years of being underpaid for the vital clinical work they do. Together, members put pressure on their health boards and the Welsh government to fix an injustice that saw thousands of staff stuck on Band 2 pay while regularly carr...

21/11/2025

Tag a healthcare support worker who helped make this happen and show them some appreciation. 💜

Find out more: https://cymru-wales.unison.org.uk/campaigns/healthcare-support-workers-in-wales-win-fight-for-fairness/

19/11/2025

Join our seminar for UNISON healthcare student and practice educator members next Wednesday 26 November to discuss how to make practice placements work for students and practice assessors and supervisors.

We'll be talking about:

- your experiences of practice placements

- the NMC Practice Learning review

- what helps — and what hinders — the delivery of high-quality practice learning

Don't miss out on the opportunity to share your experiences and your views on what needs to improve to ensure all healthcare students have positive placement experiences.

Find out more about our seminar series and sign up at unsn.uk/4ovbRFr