Tag: Health and Social Care
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Budget: Scottish government can’t escape blame for cuts
As Edinburgh council announces budget plans, UNISON, the largest union in the council, is warning that the effect of year ...
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UNISON survey shows social care staff overworked and demoralised
A UNISON survey of Edinburgh Council's Health and Social Care workers has concluded that they feel 'Overworked, over-pressured, unsupported and ...
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Adopt the Residential Care Charter
Commissioning authorities and employers are being urged to adopt UNISON's Residential Care Charter. Residential care workers across the UK came ...
![Standing up for public services](https://unison-edinburgh.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/standingup4.jpg)
Budget: We don’t get to say ‘no cuts’ in the consultation
UNISON response to Edinburgh budget proposals: The prospect of £140m of cuts over the next five years, added to the ...
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Social Work
UNISON represents over 3,000 Social Work staff in the City of Edinburgh Council and a range of voluntary and independent ...
![Time to Care](https://unison-edinburgh.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/TimeToCare4Oct2016_300-150x150.jpg)
Social Care in Edinburgh – UNISON response
UNISON response to council leader’s statement regarding social care provision in Edinburgh. UNISON City of Edinburgh is relieved that the ...
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Edinburgh Health and Social Care Inspection response
Many of the issues raised in the inspection published today mirror issues raised by UNISON over recent months and years, ...
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Survey – Mental Health Issues in the Practice Teams. October 2016
Health & Social Care Departmental sickness figures had been presented to the trade unions for the previous few years, and ...
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Health and Social Care organisational review
HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE ORGANISATIONAL REVIEW As you may know by now, the Health & Social Care department is undergoing ...
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Supervision and Workload Management
This updated paper by social work practitioners in UNISON Scotland’s Social Work Issues Group is co-written by UNISON Edinburgh's John ...