Nipsa730

Nipsa730 is the Belfast Health Branch of NIPSA - the biggest public sector Union in NI. If you work in the Belfast Health Trust or NIBTS - join us.

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Thank you to our member Gillian for speaking to @StephenNolan this morning and providing a first hand experience of being a social work in a family support team. Are you listening @RobinSwann_MLA @AineMorrison @healthdpt

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Social workers begin two days of strike action in Belfast Trust Family and Childcare services - Gillian is one of those on the picket line

Podcast 📲 @BBCSounds

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Some of Nipsa Branch 730 delegates at Conference.

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Another year, another Nipsa Conference in beautiful Enniskillen 🙂

[NIPSA - Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance @nipsa]

📢 NIPSA Reports – May 2026 Now Online

Catch up on the latest from NIPSA, including highlights from the May Day Rally, key updates across and education, and the budget crisis.

👉 Read the full report now and stay informed: https://t.co/4jWfiYtxq3

#NIPSA #NIPSAReports

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A fascinating morning spent with @MentalHealthCop and others on ASW/AMHP issues with a particular focus on how Right Care Right Person has been implemented in England/Wales and the challenges for it's introduction into NI. A lot to think about and get right!!

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Two things;

1. The millions spent was from the pockets of workers and patients and families visiting their loved ones.

2. We're in an age where car parking charges are propping up the finance of our health service. Think about that.
#nhs

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Useful links and resources to help with the physical and emotional effects of a major cardiac event.

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A pay recommendation of 3.3% is utterly disgraceful and is a pay cut when inflation is marginally above this and the economic outlook is so unpredictable. Forecasts of 2% inflation is totally aspirational and currently unrealistic. The Minister non-committal as per more £££'s!

[Department of Health @healthdpt]

The Health Minister has reaffirmed his commitment to an on-time pay settlement for health and social care staff.

Minister Nesbitt was responding to the NHS Pay Review Body's latest report.

👉 Full response here: https://t.co/FwrP8NET5Y

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https://t.co/tXhxVmIwBN

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3. Should the health of the individual improve to a point they can work again, they can rejoin the HSC. Others lift their pension and retire. It is a multifaceted issue and often a difficult process for individuals to work through.

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1. We believe this might be a slightly misleading headline. Many HSC staff on long-term absence can apply for ill health medical retirement. Some will be awarded it and for some it will not be granted.

[The Irish News @irish_news]

The front page of today’s Irish News.

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2. For those who are unsuccessful, it is usually deemed there is no prospect of them returning to work in the near future so the Trust terminates their contract on health grounds. This would usually be after a long period of absence.

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Nipsa Branch 730 recently responded to the Public Consultation on the Draft Code of Practice of the Mental Health (NI) Order 1986. It is on our website and is linked below. #mentalhealth #ASW

Public Consultation Response – NIPSA 730 https://t.co/SHX98hAkaq

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5. We fully support the messaging that abuse of HSC staff is wrong. But an examination of what are the causes of this issue, rather than referring to the impossible objective of having a zero tolerance policy, is needed across the hospitals and, in particular, social care systems

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1. This @BBCNewsNI article really highlights the growing problems faced by HSC staff. Our view is the figure is actually much higher as many incidents, particularly in social care, are not officially recorded. It remains a growing problem.

https://t.co/YqNlbTtUsa

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4. As a result there is an over reliance on Bank/Agency staff, and while many Bank/Agency workers are fantastic, it's a reliance that adds to the problem over the longer term as they may be unfamiliar with clients and internal processes and team cohesion.