Industrial Action: Healthcare Support Workers 17 to 19 July
We wanted to let you know that a second round of industrial action has been announced by UNISON, which concerns Healthcare Support Workers (HCSW) at the Trust.
We recognise and appreciate the huge contribution that all of our healthcare support workers make to our patients. We continue to work with our staff and trades unions in establishing negotiations with the aim of recognising our healthcare support workers and ultimately resolving the current dispute.
We are committed to providing healthcare support workers with a resolution, however respect colleagues’ right to take strike action and we appreciate that it can be a difficult decision to make, both professionally and personally.
We would like to reassure patients that we have tried and tested plans in place to deal with any disruptions such as industrial action. We will contact patients if their procedure or outpatient appointment is cancelled, but they should attend a procedure or appointment if they have not heard from us.
If you do not have an emergency, please call your GP, visit a pharmacist for advice and for the treatment of minor ailments, make use of our Minor Injury Units at Tavistock and Kingsbridge, our Urgent Treatment Centre at the Cumberland Centre in Devonport, or use 111.nhs.uk.
