The following report from the Open Rights Group demonstrates the importance of safeguarding personal data during crises like the covid pandemic.
Doctors in Unite abhors the violation of civil liberties and fundamental human rights in all forms. The right to peaceful protest is no exception. There is no rational basis to arrest and detain Graham Smith, and other members of Republic, for peacefully gathering to protest the coronation of King Charles III. The Public Order Act […]
23.04.2023 Dear Ambassador Abdalla Ali Eltom Call for Urgent Action: Protect the civilians in Sudan and stop the conflict. Doctors in Unite express solidarity with health workers in Sudan who are calling for an immediate ceasefire to end the horrific violence within Sudan. At huge cost to the Sudanese people, rival generals are fighting for […]
The attached documents were submitted to the Labour Party National Policy Forum by our union. As an affiliated trade union, Unite has an opportunity to help shape Labour’s future agenda. You can learn more about the National Policy Forum here.
Doctors in Unite support the action of Extinction Rebellion in London April 21-24, (“The Big One”) demanding urgent action to tackle the climate change crisis. We have no confidence in the profit-driven energy, oil and other corporations to change course, nor in the Tory government to prioritise the climate catastrophe above short term profiteering. Starmer’s […]
Junior doctor members of Doctors in Unite have recently voted for industrial action and will be taking action alongside colleagues in the BMA and HCSA in the strike starting on April 11th. We are now preparing to ballot our consultant members. In order to do this, we need to ensure that membership details are up […]
Government proposals to force GPs to sign fewer sick notes for workers have been rejected by Doctors in Unite, which represents GPs and doctors operating in the NHS. Detailed government proposals were first briefed to the media earlier this month, indicating that the chancellor could announce in next month’s budget changes to the sick note […]
Doctors in Unite offer unwavering support to all junior doctors who have voted to take strike action. Junior doctors work relentless hours on the front lines of our hospitals, where their jobs have become ever more intense since the covid pandemic. Newly qualified doctors routinely leave medical school with many tens of thousands of pounds […]
Dr Nabarro’s recent comment that Covid-19 is primarily a droplet-borne infection flies in the face of overwhelming international scientific consensus that the pandemic is driven by airborne transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Despite airborne transmission being accepted as the dominant mode of spread in almost every other arena, within official infection prevention and control (IPC) […]
Jack is as long standing member of Doctors in Unite and a regional representative of the union. He was interviewed by BBC Radio Sheffield’s Paulette Edwards about his career in General Practice, the problems facing GPs today, and Sheffield SOS NHS. From 14.18 – 33.40: link here.
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