Unsplash.com Email is one of the most useful work tools, but one of the most relentless demands on our time. A recent study found that we spend 28% of our time dealing with an average of 121 emails every working day. Worse still, an overflowing inbox caus... See more
Photo: Christian Bowen/Unsplash What's gone wrong with maternity, and how can it be put right? That's the question many NHS managers and boards will be asking after a series of maternity service scandals and two damning reports delivered earlier this summ... See more
MiP’s annual event for workplace representatives, Reps Day, returns to Birmingham on 17-18 November. It’s an opportunity to meet fellow reps from across the country for a day of learning, networking and supporting the union’s policy and campaign developme... See more
Kate Warriner’s first NHS job, while still studying music at Liverpool University, was a part-time gig as a ward clerk, “getting lots of paper case notes”, she recalls. “The irony of starting there when you’re in a digital leadership role!”. Twenty-five y... See more
Hundreds of NHS workers who took partial retirement could see their redundancy payments reduced due to obscure rules which unions have described as “outdated” and a “scandal”. UNISON and MiP have called on the government to give unions and NHS employers a... See more
