UNISON Rotherham Health Branch

31/03/2026

Abuse and staff shortages forcing NHS call handlers to quit or go off sick

https://shorturl.at/po4of

Wage upgrade and better support would make real difference

29/03/2026

A 3.3% pay rise for NHS staff is not enough. It doesn’t match the cost of living, and does nothing to fix long-standing issues with pay.

Email your MP telling them it isn’t enough.

👉 unsn.uk/nhs-pay-letter

26/03/2026

Mileage rate review is long overdue, says UNISON
UNISON general secretary Andrea Egan on the Treasury announcement:
"This review is long overdue. Many workers have paid a heavy price for simply going about their jobs due to frozen rates.
“For people providing essential public services who need their own cars for work, that’s left them thousands of pounds out of pocket.
“It’s good news the chancellor has listened and is heading in the right direction. Particularly when household bills are on the rise again.”

25/03/2026

𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐰𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬

We cannot expect healthcare workers to be ‘superhuman’ again. UNISON will take every action necessary to end the staffing crisis, properly fund the NHS, and make sure the catastrophe of the Covid-19 pandemic is not repeated

24/03/2026

Unison alongside 14 other Unions are currently in negotiation with the Government regarding the 3.3% pay rise which has been imposed this year.

With the new Employment Rights Act there will be new rules for balloting. To properly prepare in case talks fail we need all UNISON members in the NHS to make sure their membership details include their personal email address.

Details that UNISON should hold for every member include:
• Email addresses and mobile numbers
• Postal addresses
• Current employer
• Current job title/occupation
• Current workplace

It’s important that you also opt into our communications.
While we can email all members about formal consultations and statutory ballots, we can only email members about the political aspects of our campaigns if we have consent to email them.

Members can update their contact preferences themselves through :-
• My UNISON
• by contacting UNISON Direct
• by contacting your Branch on 01709 424201 or
by emailing [email protected]

Please act now to ensure that you receive the important updates regarding these discussions.

19/03/2026

We’re marching on 28 March in London to show that hope is always more powerful than fear.

Join us to say enough is enough to the far-right.

Help support the Together Alliance march by contributing to the crowdfunder.

crowdfunder.co.uk/p/fund-the-together-march

06/03/2026

The gender pay gap means that the average woman works the first 47 days of the year for free. How can that still be right in 2026?

13/02/2026

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲!

We're here until 3pm

11/02/2026

11/02/2026

Boosting nurses’ pay and improving their career prospects is essential to delivering better patient care.

UNISON is clear that fair pay, proper progression and real investment in the nursing workforce are key to fixing the pressures facing our NHS.

Read more here ⬇️
https://unsn.uk/4qy4WeK