Mental health staff in Manchester are to begin a 24-hour strike tomorrow (Wednesday) in a dispute over unsafe staffing levels, say unions today.
The early-intervention workers, employed by Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH), are represented by UNISON and Unite.
They two unions are taking action over what they say is their employer’s failure to improve staffing levels, despite the trust’s previous commitment to seek new funding to address this.
Staff shortages are not only placing extra pressure on the workforce, but are also harming patient care, according to UNISON and Unite.
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