Nipsa.Health.Strike

Hey everyone, please download the StopCOVID NI app to your phone. Spread the word to friends and family @NIPSA @NipsaHealth @NipsaStrike #stopcovidni

'Chaos and panic': Lancet editor says NHS was left unprepared for Covid-19 theguardian.com/world/2020/mar…

This is the photo I tweeted of my dad, earlier this week. He died in the ⁦@NIHospice⁩ on Wednesday morning. I have been so deeply touched by the many messages. I have not been able to reply personally. I am sorry... Sufficient to know that we are all in this together!!!

Nipsa HQ to close, but staff will maintain operations.

COVID-19 – NIPSA HQ and regional office buildings close until the end of March.

Coronavirus/COVID-19 update ... important update

BUDGET 2020 – Only the state can deal with crises – all public sector workers must now be supported NIPSA response: facebook.com/nipsaunion/

Budget: NI to receive more than £200m for public services bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe…

Sunak says that statutory sick pay is what people need to fall back on - so now £97 a week will be enough to survive on, apparently. The big issue is whether the cost will be covered by government in all cases - because businesses cannot pay this #budget2020

Following detailed discussions with the Dept of Health and in considering plans for the Health Service to deal with the corona virus, Nipsa has suspended its industrial action across the Health Service with immediate effect. See our Facebook page. facebook.com/Nipsa730/posts…

@nipsa @BBCNews NIPSA branch 733 welcome the additional assurances given by the department that were absent from the original paper. Now time to deliver for our members on safe staffing. Up the workers

Nipsa suspends action after safe staffing assurances bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-n… via @BBCNews

HSC Branches: Suspension of All Action Short of Strike Action. Read the full article here nipsa.org.uk/campaigns/nhs/…

NIPSA health pay ballot consultation result nipsa.org.uk/campaigns/nhs/…

2,300 Northern Ireland health staff posts remain vacant - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-…

Safe staffing and pay update

Three health unions accept deal to end their strikes in Northern Ireland, but Nipsa members vow to continue belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-…

Community Pharmacists have voted for industrial action over major concerns about how to maintain the safe and on-going supply of medicines as a result of “serious underfunding & a work-force crisis in the sector due to shortage of pharmacists & locums”. @BBCNewsNI @compharmacyni

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