Monday 19 January 2026 For immediate release Healthcare assistants to strike at south west London hospitals over pay Healthcare assistants at St George’s Hospital in Tooting, Epsom Hospital in Sutton and St Helier Hospital in Carshalton will take strike action this week in an ongoing dispute over pay, says UNISON today (Monday). The strike will […]
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A fantastic win from our Homerton UNISON branch!
Friday 19 December For immediate release Nurses at Nuffield Health lose jobs at Christmas, says UNISON As many as 180 nurses and other clinical staff at a London hospital run by Nuffield Health will lose their jobs at Christmas, says UNISON. A demonstration backed by the union and the RCN will be held today (Friday) by […]
On Friday 10 October 2025, health activists from across the capital came together for our Annual Health Training Day
Tuesday 29 July 2025 For immediate release Health workers at Homerton NHS Trust win substantial wage increase and back pay deal, says UNISON Hundreds of clinical support workers* in London have secured a ‘substantial’ wage rise and will receive more than three years’ back pay following a union campaign, says UNISON today (Tuesday). The workers had […]
Earlier this month (4 & 5 March), hundreds of Healthcare Assistants from University Hospital Lewisham and Queen Elizabeth Hospital gathered to celebrate a historic victory. After taking part in two rounds of industrial action (totaling five days) they secured fair rebanding and a back pay agreement that compensated them for years of working above their […]
The threat of further strikes at hospitals in Lewisham and Greenwich has been lifted after healthcare staff secured a salary increase and a deal on back pay, says UNISON today (Thursday). Hundreds of healthcare support workers employed by Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust will benefit after their campaign for fair compensation led to an improved […]
Friday 20 September 2024 For immediate release Hundreds of healthcare support staff at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Foundation Trust are to escalate their strike action next week in an ongoing pay dispute, UNISON announced today (Friday). They will be walking out over the trust’s failure to put staff on the NHS salary scale that best matches […]
Hundreds of healthcare support workers stage historic 48-hour strike, says UNISON Hundreds of healthcare support staff at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Foundation Trust will walk out for 48 hours today (Wednesday) in an escalating dispute over pay, says UNISON. It is the first time healthcare support staff in London have gone on strike independently of […]
Wednesday 21 August 2024 For immediate release Strike dates announced for healthcare support staff in Lewisham and Greenwich pay dispute, says UNISON Hundreds of healthcare support staff at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Foundation Trust will take strike action next month as part of an ongoing pay dispute, UNISON announced today (Wednesday). Workers from the University of […]