UNISON UHN BRANCH - USEFUL LINKS
UNION RELATED LINKS
UNISON (National):
Unison's main website with links to various resources and news on national campaigns and negotiations UNISON (East Midlands):
Unison's Regional website with local information. TUC:
The Trades Union Congress's Website. "With member unions representing over six and a half million working people, we campaign for a fair deal at work and for social justice at home and abroad ...." LabourStart:
"Where Trade Unionists start their day on the Net" Unite Against Fascism (UAF):
"Unite Against Fascism is a new national campaign with the aim of alerting British society to the rising threat of the extreme right, in particular the British National Party (BNP), gaining an electoral foothold in this country." Equalities and Human Rights Commission:
"...championing equality and human rights for all." HEALTH & SAFETY EXECUTIVE HSE:
The main website for the Health and Safety Executive. HSE HEALTH SERVICES:
The health and Safety Executive's website, dedicated to Healthcare Workers. HSE STRESS:
Extremely informative section of the health and Safety Executive's website related to non-work related, and work-related stress. MEDIA NHS LINKS BBC NHS NEWS SPECIAL: Inside the NHS. An in depth look at state of the NHS with a variety of articles and information .... The Guardian Health and NHS Page:
Various articles in relation to the NHS and the nation's health ..... HISTORICAL NHS LINKS BBC: The Birth of the National Health Service.
"On 5 July 1948, the National Health Service was launched with the proud expectation that it would make the UK the 'envy of the world'. Here you can follow the early years of the NHS from radical plan through to triumphant birth and on to fully fledged but sometimes problematic service. Through programmes, documents and images taken from the BBC's archives you can witness for yourself a time before the NHS existed, the disputes surrounding its inception and the difficulties it faced in the early years ...." NHS HISTORY NET
"The most substantial account of the first 60 years of the NHS - what has happened from 1948 onwards and why, rather than what people think will happen. My first book on the London Hospital System covers the creation of the NHS better. Devolution has created major differences between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and the latter three countries are not specifically considered. This frequently updated site is used as a teaching resource by degree programmes in health sciences It is archived by the British Library ...." MISCELLANEOUS LINKS Venables.Co.UK - Legal Resources in UK & Ireland maintained by Delia Venables.
A huge source of information and links to legal resources on the web .....
Unison's main website with links to various resources and news on national campaigns and negotiations UNISON (East Midlands):
Unison's Regional website with local information. TUC:
The Trades Union Congress's Website. "With member unions representing over six and a half million working people, we campaign for a fair deal at work and for social justice at home and abroad ...." LabourStart:
"Where Trade Unionists start their day on the Net" Unite Against Fascism (UAF):
"Unite Against Fascism is a new national campaign with the aim of alerting British society to the rising threat of the extreme right, in particular the British National Party (BNP), gaining an electoral foothold in this country." Equalities and Human Rights Commission:
"...championing equality and human rights for all." HEALTH & SAFETY EXECUTIVE HSE:
The main website for the Health and Safety Executive. HSE HEALTH SERVICES:
The health and Safety Executive's website, dedicated to Healthcare Workers. HSE STRESS:
Extremely informative section of the health and Safety Executive's website related to non-work related, and work-related stress. MEDIA NHS LINKS BBC NHS NEWS SPECIAL: Inside the NHS. An in depth look at state of the NHS with a variety of articles and information .... The Guardian Health and NHS Page:
Various articles in relation to the NHS and the nation's health ..... HISTORICAL NHS LINKS BBC: The Birth of the National Health Service.
"On 5 July 1948, the National Health Service was launched with the proud expectation that it would make the UK the 'envy of the world'. Here you can follow the early years of the NHS from radical plan through to triumphant birth and on to fully fledged but sometimes problematic service. Through programmes, documents and images taken from the BBC's archives you can witness for yourself a time before the NHS existed, the disputes surrounding its inception and the difficulties it faced in the early years ...." NHS HISTORY NET
"The most substantial account of the first 60 years of the NHS - what has happened from 1948 onwards and why, rather than what people think will happen. My first book on the London Hospital System covers the creation of the NHS better. Devolution has created major differences between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and the latter three countries are not specifically considered. This frequently updated site is used as a teaching resource by degree programmes in health sciences It is archived by the British Library ...." MISCELLANEOUS LINKS Venables.Co.UK - Legal Resources in UK & Ireland maintained by Delia Venables.
A huge source of information and links to legal resources on the web .....
GOVERNMENT RELATED LINKS
UK GOVERNMENT:
The Government′s Public Services Website, Health Section .... WRITE TO YOUR MP:
Useful for giving you a walkthrough from how to find out who your MP is, through to sending them an email or letter. NHS CAMPAIGNS HEALTH SERVICE DEMOCRACY:
"The Campaign for Health Service Democracy aims to bring about a change in the organisation of the Health Service to ensure that everybody employed in the local delivery of health services is accountable to a single body which is democratically elected and accountable to the people it serves ...".. KEEP OUR NHS PUBLIC: "Across England NHS patients and local communities have been linking up with nurses, doctors and other health care workers to meet, march, protest and lobby as they fight to stop further closures and cuts in local NHS services. Beds, wards and even whole hospitals are closing down. Thousands of health workers' jobs are being axed ...." HEALTH EMERGENCY: Fighting for our NHS"London Health Emergency (LHE) was established in the autumn of 1983 as a collective umbrella organisation for local campaigns defending hospitals in the capital against closure (under the impact of the 'Lawson cuts' in the 1983 budget) ...." OFFICIAL NHS RELATED LINKS NOTTINGHAM NUH TRUST:
The Website for The Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust .... THE CARE QUALITY COMMISSION - (Formerly the Healthcare Commission): "The Care Quality Commission is the independent regulator of health and social care in England. Our aim is to make sure better care is provided for everyone, whether that’s in hospital, in care homes, in people’s own homes, or elsewhere. We regulate health and adult social care services, whether provided by the NHS, local authorities, private companies or voluntary organisations" .... NHS HEALTH & WELL-BEING THE BOORMAN REVIEW:
"The NHS Health and Well-being Review sets out to investigate and improve the health of NHS staff, and their health and well-being provision at work. The independent review is being led by Dr Steve Boorman, a highly respected expert in occupational health, and will produce a series of practical recommendations to improve health and well-being across the NHS later this year. There are three ways you can contribute to this review: either by responding to our Call for Evidence (aimed at organisations, leaders and experts, both inside and outside the NHS), by taking the staff survey (if you're an NHS member of staff), or by attending one of our events. " .... UNOFFICIAL NHS RELATED LINKS PUBLIC CONCERN AT WORK (PCAW):
"Public Concern at Work (PCaW) is the independent authority on public interest whistleblowing. Established as a charity in 1993 following a series of scandals and disasters, PCaW has played a leading role in putting whistleblowing on the governance agenda and in developing legislation in the UK and abroad. All our work is informed by the free advice we offer to people with whistleblowing dilemmas and the professional support we provide to enlightened organisations ...." The PATIENTS ASSOCIATION:
"The Patients Association is a national charity providing patients with an opportunity to raise concerns and share experiences of healthcare. Through our Helpline, correspondence and research we learn from patients the issues that are of concern and work towards improving the healthcare we all receive ...." NHS EXPOSÉ:
"This website is one individuals attempt to at last tell the truth about the ‘real NHS’ and the ‘silent pressure’ that exists within the service which prevents people from revealing the facts about today's ...NHS" HEALTH DIRECT:
"Health Direct Blog, NHS advice, news, information, spin on the NHS ...."
The Government′s Public Services Website, Health Section .... WRITE TO YOUR MP:
Useful for giving you a walkthrough from how to find out who your MP is, through to sending them an email or letter. NHS CAMPAIGNS HEALTH SERVICE DEMOCRACY:
"The Campaign for Health Service Democracy aims to bring about a change in the organisation of the Health Service to ensure that everybody employed in the local delivery of health services is accountable to a single body which is democratically elected and accountable to the people it serves ...".. KEEP OUR NHS PUBLIC: "Across England NHS patients and local communities have been linking up with nurses, doctors and other health care workers to meet, march, protest and lobby as they fight to stop further closures and cuts in local NHS services. Beds, wards and even whole hospitals are closing down. Thousands of health workers' jobs are being axed ...." HEALTH EMERGENCY: Fighting for our NHS"London Health Emergency (LHE) was established in the autumn of 1983 as a collective umbrella organisation for local campaigns defending hospitals in the capital against closure (under the impact of the 'Lawson cuts' in the 1983 budget) ...." OFFICIAL NHS RELATED LINKS NOTTINGHAM NUH TRUST:
The Website for The Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust .... THE CARE QUALITY COMMISSION - (Formerly the Healthcare Commission): "The Care Quality Commission is the independent regulator of health and social care in England. Our aim is to make sure better care is provided for everyone, whether that’s in hospital, in care homes, in people’s own homes, or elsewhere. We regulate health and adult social care services, whether provided by the NHS, local authorities, private companies or voluntary organisations" .... NHS HEALTH & WELL-BEING THE BOORMAN REVIEW:
"The NHS Health and Well-being Review sets out to investigate and improve the health of NHS staff, and their health and well-being provision at work. The independent review is being led by Dr Steve Boorman, a highly respected expert in occupational health, and will produce a series of practical recommendations to improve health and well-being across the NHS later this year. There are three ways you can contribute to this review: either by responding to our Call for Evidence (aimed at organisations, leaders and experts, both inside and outside the NHS), by taking the staff survey (if you're an NHS member of staff), or by attending one of our events. " .... UNOFFICIAL NHS RELATED LINKS PUBLIC CONCERN AT WORK (PCAW):
"Public Concern at Work (PCaW) is the independent authority on public interest whistleblowing. Established as a charity in 1993 following a series of scandals and disasters, PCaW has played a leading role in putting whistleblowing on the governance agenda and in developing legislation in the UK and abroad. All our work is informed by the free advice we offer to people with whistleblowing dilemmas and the professional support we provide to enlightened organisations ...." The PATIENTS ASSOCIATION:
"The Patients Association is a national charity providing patients with an opportunity to raise concerns and share experiences of healthcare. Through our Helpline, correspondence and research we learn from patients the issues that are of concern and work towards improving the healthcare we all receive ...." NHS EXPOSÉ:
"This website is one individuals attempt to at last tell the truth about the ‘real NHS’ and the ‘silent pressure’ that exists within the service which prevents people from revealing the facts about today's ...NHS" HEALTH DIRECT:
"Health Direct Blog, NHS advice, news, information, spin on the NHS ...."
