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 […]
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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 […]
Cleaners and caterers at an NHS mental health unit in Ipswich will stage a protest on Thursday over the “poverty wages” paid by contractor G4S, UNISON announces today. Most G4S staff at Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) are only paid the minimum wage of £10.42 an hour — £1 an hour less than […]
More than 10,000 NHS staff in Norfolk are now covered by a new charter aimed at tackling racism in the public sector, trade union UNISON announces on UN Anti-Racism Day today. The Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT), Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust (NCH&C) and The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS […]