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The experience of one NHS social worker

July 22, 2024 Joanne Elder NHS social worker. Personal capacity.

As an NHS social worker of 12 years, and voluntary sector before that, and latterly an active trade unionist, the altruistic nature of a national health service free at the point of use is something I will […]

Health

Health Strikes in the North: Defending Workers’ Pay and the NHS

February 15, 2023 Tanya Killen, General Council NIPSA and Branch Secretary (Both personal capacity)

With widespread discontent and anger over pay, safe staffing and mileage reimbursement, health service unions in Northern Ireland – NIPSA and UNISON -commenced industrial action on 5 December 2022. Action initially commenced with ongoing work […]

Ireland-North

“The Biscuit of Socialism”: The NHS comes to Northern Ireland

December 1, 2022 Ciaran Mulholland

“Once they start nibbling the biscuit of socialism, before they knew where they were their children would be tied hand and foot”.  Northern Ireland Prime Minister Basil Brooke on voters during 1945 election campaign The […]

Ireland-North

Health Service in Crisis: Campaigners Need a Political Voice

November 27, 2022 Ciaran Mulholland

Our health service is in a state of crisis. One after another emergency departments have had to close their doors to patients in recent weeks and months. Northern Ireland has the longest waiting lists in […]

Ireland-North

NHS workers – from clapping to clamping

November 20, 2020 cwiadmin

Militant Left interviewed RVH Unite rep Darren McDonagh about the recent protest of NHS staff against the introduction of clamping workers’ cars in the Royal Victoria Hospital car park. ML: In your opinion, is clamping […]

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