It's time to change the culture of violence in our NHS

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#rcn25 @rcn.org.uk @rcnlibraries.bsky.social

Really important petition. #Followthescience 👇👇👇

Strong unions needed to fight this. Will end up with a lot of unfair dismissal and disability discrimination claims, where no one will be benefit including tax payers.

Ergonomic chairs are required under a EU derived regulation to protect from RSI and back pain. Would you rather workers sit on wooden benches and then go off sick with back and neck pain? #deform 🙄 #bbclaurak

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COVID showed us the importance of clean air—now let’s act on it.
💨 Airborne viruses still pose a threat in workplaces and public spaces.
📢 It’s time for #SafeAir4All.
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TUC Union Finder: Find Your Union >> Tell us about your work and we'll find the right union for you.

If you now work under a reform run council and are not in a union, join one now! It could be a rocky few years for workers. Stronger together ✊ www.tuc.org.uk/join-a-union

CEO: Staff suffering ‘moral injury’ from poor estates Staff are suffering "moral injury" as deteriorating estates disrupt their ability to provide care, a chief executive whose hospital rebuild has been delayed has warned.

Staff are suffering “moral injury” as deteriorating estates disrupt their ability to provide care, a chief executive whose hospital rebuild has been delayed has warned.
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And you can bet their staff on low wages don’t get the pay quadrupled!

And not just any butter, Welsh salted butter

After an emotional and humbling day, back home for a bit of rugby. The question is which is best the English one with the Welsh sounding name or the one from the most beautiful part of south Wales? #WalesvEngland

International Long Covid Awareness Day

Lisa's story is just one of many we hear from nursing staff who have been severely impacted by long COVID.

On #LongCOVIDAwarenessDay, we reiterate our call for the government to recognise it as an occupational disease.

If need support with long COVID, visit our website: buff.ly/Z490BtH

Violence in the workplace | Advice guides | Royal College of Nursing Advice guide for RCN members who are concerned about violence at work. Includes information on sexual assault, lone working and mental health nursing.

And information on work related violence including an employer’s legal duty to protect nursing staff www.rcn.org.uk/Get-Help/RCN...

Email Spotify too to get them to remove Tate's toxic voice.

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Sign the Petition Demand Spotify Remove Andrew Tate’s Harmful Courses on How to Traffic Women

Some good people pursuing this and you can add your name to the petition www.change.org/p/demand-spo...

Shame on you spotify

Sign the Petition Demand Spotify Remove Andrew Tate’s Harmful Courses on How to Traffic Women

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Happy #IWD2025 and a special shout out to all trade union sisters and activists fighting for better protections for women at work ✊💜💚

Can you spare a minute to help Chris Dixon? Demand Spotify Remove Andrew Tate’s Harmful Courses on How to Traffic Women

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We’re on BlueSky! We’d love it if you bought one of our Long Covid pins to celebrate. Go to shh-uk.org/shop.

Union H&S reps are the eyes & ears of the workforce alerting managers to safety concerns before they cause harm to staff and patients.They should be celebrated by the employer, not victimised. Hats off to Mr Villani and all H&S reps.

‘We’re losing decades of our life to this illness’: long Covid patients on the fear of being forgotten Five years on from March 2020, millions of people still face debilitating symptoms, with huge repercussions on public health and productivity. But politicians are starting to pretend the pandemic neve...

‘… for the sake of those who didn’t get better, we need to keep talking about long Covid, calling for the government and employers to give those who are suffering the support they desperately need. Only then will we all be able to truly move on’

Asbestos: a public health catastrophe In the UK, thousands of people are still dying every year from exposure to the asbestos fibres in our homes, schools and workplaces. My dad was one of...

Mesothelioma victims are increasingly teachers, nurses, young people who worked or went to school in crumbling, asbestos-filled buildings. @charlottehelen.bsky.social's moving piece on the people whose lives are lost in a labyrinth of secrets & deception.

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By prevention I mean application of ergonomic principles in the workplace including access to appropriate moving and handling equipment

NHS workers to get free Nuffield Health gym membership and personal trainer to combat shortages — The Mirror Health Secretary Wes Streeting has announced programme with Nuffield Health for NHS workers suffering from muscle and joint pain - see where it will be offered first

Back and musculoskeletal injuries are an occupational hazard for HCWs. Whilst rehab post injury/strengthening exercises is welcome,there needs to be more of a focus on prevention apple.news/AsWhmon26TDm...

Time to dust down the blimp

Jet lagged, speaking in his non native language and probably exhausted from trying to protect his country…he did well not to tank trump and Vance

Sign the Petition Demand the UK Home Secretary to Extradite Andrew & Tristan Tate for Serious Charges

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#workyourproperhoursday how much unpaid overtime are you giving your employer?