Wednesday 2 November 2022 For immediate release Healthcare assistants at Kings College Hospital win campaign to move to a higher pay band Kings College Hospital has announced plans to review all pay banding of their healthcare assistants following a campaign by UNISON. The staff, many of whom are currently on band 2, are regularly carrying […]
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The government has failed to honour its own ‘levelling up’ promises with the disappointing 3% pay rise for NHS workers in England, says UNISON. The award announced last week doesn’t meet the real living wage of £9.50 per hour for the lowest paid health service workers and widens the gap between those at the top […]
Tuesday 2nd February 2021 For immediate release NHS staff across London urge the chancellor to do the right thing and fund a pay rise, says UNISON NHS workers in London have asked the chancellor to recognise the work they’ve done to protect lives and fund a decent pay rise in next week’s Budget, says UNISON […]

Thursday 17 September 2020 For immediate release NHS workers in London call on government to show its appreciation for them, says UNISON Health staff across London – including nurses, paramedics, cleaners, domestics and porters – are beginning two days of campaigning today (Thursday) urging the government to give an early, significant pay rise of at […]

Staff deserve immediate wage lift from government A pay claim submitted by UNISON to the government today (Friday) would see every NHS employee receive an increase of at least £2,000 by the end of this year. UNISON – which is the UK’s biggest union and represents NHS staff including healthcare assistants, radiographers, porters, midwives and paramedics – says this rise is […]