Membership Newsletter – February 2025
Temporary pay uplift for Bands 2 and 3 announced. Use a banks person to avoid reversing accidents. Review Occupational Health reports carefully; request a copy if needed. Members have the right to GMB representation at meetings—contact your rep early.
GMB Presents Evidence to NHS Pay Review Body
On 21st January 2025, GMB provided oral evidence to the NHS Pay Review Body (PRB) highlighting the urgent challenges facing NHS workers. The union re-engaged with the PRB process after years of disengagement due to delays in pay awards and dissatisfaction with pay restrictions since 2010.
Relief Planning Improvements Underway in Nottinghamshire
We recognise that relief planning in Nottinghamshire has been a significant concern for some time for our members, with challenges in adhering to the Standard Operating Procedures and providing adequate notice for shifts over an eight-week period.
Violent Incidents Against Ambulance Staff on the Increase
New data from the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE) has revealed that UK ambulance services are on course for the highest rate of reported incidents of violence, aggression and abuse directed at their people ever recorded in the sector with over 20,000 incidents expected across the fourteen UK ambulance services in the 2024-25 financial year.
GMB EMAS Wishes You a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
As we approach the festive season, we at GMB EMAS want to take a moment to wish all our members a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year…
Nottinghamshire Division: 45-Minute Handover Process Begins Thursday, 12th December
Nottingham University Hospital Trust and the Nottinghamshire Division are introducing the new 45-minute handover process at Queen’s Medical Centre Emergency Department, starting Thursday, 12th December at 1:00 PM.
GMB Members Accept NHS Pay Award
GMB members working across the NHS have voted to accept the latest pay award. After a thorough ballot, 61% of members opted to accept the offer…
Leadership Survey Update – November 2024
Yesterday, the EMAS CEO Richard Henderson released a bulletin to all staff in response to our leadership survey last year. GMB EMAS have been working closely with the Trust for months to highlight areas for improvement. While there is some way to go GMB EMAS welcomes this bulletin.