Health care workers lobby outside the Derriford Centre for Health and Wellbeing demanding fair pay for patient care.

Plymouth healthcare workers could take strike action over pay

Hundreds of healthcare assistants at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth are being asked if they would be prepared to take strike action over pay.

Health care workers lobby outside the Derriford Centre for Health and Wellbeing demanding fair pay for patient care.

Protest in Plymouth over hospital staff pay, says UNISON

Hundreds of healthcare assistants at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth are to take their campaign for fair pay directly to hospital bosses today.

Pay rise and back payments for over 500 Somerset healthcare assistants

Hundreds of healthcare assistants (HCAs) in Somerset are better off thanks to a successful regrading campaign that has increased salaries and led to back payments of up to £4,550, says UNISON. In total, 553 HCAs employed at Somerset Foundation Trust will benefit from a significant salary boost and back pay. The deal goes back to […]

Main entrance to Southmead Hospital in Bristol. Blue sign gives the name of the hospital plus A&E details.

Bristol healthcare assistants win over £1m in re-banding victory

Over 2,000 healthcare assistants in Bristol hospitals have been re-banded from Band 2 to Band 3 and received up to £4,000 backpay after a UNISON campaign.

UNISON staff are all smiles outside Bath Royal United Hospital. The sun is shining and there's a van parked with a table in front covered with a UNISON tablecloth.

UNISON’s organising van hits the road

UNISON staff and stewards were out on the road all week in the Bristol and Bath area with our very own organising van.