Mental health counsellors have been ‘gagged’ ahead of a week of strikes over pay and grading in Norfolk and Waveney, UNISON says today. The five-day walkout involves staff employed by Norfolk and Waveney Mind providing ‘talking therapy’ services for Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. Counsellors are being paid trainee rates despite being fully qualified, […]
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Counsellors providing talking therapies at Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust are back on strike in a dispute over pay and grading, says UNISON today. Despite being accredited counsellors supporting patients with complicated mental health problems, the staff are still receiving trainee rates of pay. The employer, charity Norfolk and Waveney Mind, is refusing to […]
Striking mental health workers from Norfolk and Waveney Mind are heading to Parliament next week to talk to MPs about why they’ve been forced to walk out, says UNISON today. Counsellors who provide talking therapy services for patients with long-term or complicated mental health problems are on strike on Wednesday 25 June in a dispute […]
NHS counsellors in Norfolk and Waveney are striking tomorrow over being underpaid by thousands of pounds a year, UNISON says today. They are walking for a day out during Mental Health Awareness Week, which this year takes place between 12 and 18 May, to highlight their own contribution to tackling Britain’s mental health crisis. The […]
NHS mental health counsellors have voted to strike to get the pay and respect they deserve, says UNISON today. They voted overwhelmingly (94%) in favour of industrial action over being paid trainee rates, despite being fully qualified. The counsellors are currently employed by Norfolk and Waveney Mind to provide talking therapy services for patients with […]
NHS counsellors across Norfolk and Waveney are voting on potential strikes after being underpaid by thousands of pounds a year, says UNISON today. The 20 counsellors say they are paid trainee rates, despite being fully qualified. Many of the staff involved have worked for decades. They’re currently employed by Norfolk and Waveney Mind to provide […]
Members of the public should make their voices heard over “damaging” cuts to the NHS Prescription Ordering Direct (POD) service in Norfolk and Waveney, UNISON says today. Residents are being urged to take part in a public engagement launched this week over plans to withdraw the service. POD provides a dedicated telephone service for patients […]