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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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Joined October 2011
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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
Stephen Nolan (@StephenNolan) profile pictureStephen Nolan
@StephenNolan8 May 2024
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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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 on @BBCSounds

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NEW PREVENTING FUTURE DEATHS REPORT - Police not linked to any issues around the death of this man. Instead, the Coroner raises the point Emergency Departments have no power to detain those they believe are at risk, without asking the police to s136. judiciary.uk/prevention-of-f…
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1. RCRP - releasing 100,000 hours of Police time does not create 100,000 hours of health and social care time to deal with welfare concerns especially when no additional resource for this shift has been identified.
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Police in Northern Ireland handle 30,000 mental health calls every year, or about 80 a day on average - but a major new policy will see a significant change in how those calls are answered. bbc.in/4f4a0ob
PSNI: Police to reduce non-emergency mental health call-outs

PSNI: Police to reduce non-emergency mental health call-outs

999 calls will be triaged and if there is any risk of harm or to life, or if a crime is involved, the police will still attend.

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6. Finally, the principle behind Right Care Right Person is right. For too long police officers have been used where the appropriate HSC professional should have been available. The planning by the DOH for RCRP needs to be seriously scrutinised @RobbieButlerMLA
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7. Finally, finally: minimum requirements that should have happened: A clear funded 24 hour adult welfare pathway with a phone number: Staff trained to deal with welfare related issues: plain guidance for frontline staff including when the PSNI should be contacted. Ends.
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Could you be NIPSA’s next HEO? 👀 NIPSA is recruiting 2 permanent Higher Executive Officers based in Belfast. If you have experience representing members, negotiating with management & strengthening our union, we want to hear from you. 🔗 zurl.co/EpBpX #Hiring
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September is a global month of action for safe abortion, leading up to #September28 — International Safe Abortion Day. Get involved 👇 september28.org #InternationalSafeAbortionDay
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We posted advice to members on Work/Life Balance and Flexible Working on our Branch website. Might also be useful generally if you work in the HSC although check your own organisations policy: nipsa730.org.uk
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NIPSA has called on working class people to stand united in defence of our public services. Ministers must be prepared to bust the Budget rather than make workers pay the price for continued underfunding. 🔗 zurl.co/NBcUW #NIPSA #Stormont #Budget #PublicServices
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Longer journeys for families. More pressure on already stretched staff at Craigavon. Moving services doesn’t remove demand. Our health service cannot keep being asked to do more with less. We need investment, not further cuts. Enough is enough. #NoToCuts #NIHSCT #DaisyHill
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🚨 HSC WORKERS: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH 🚨 ❌ Broken pay promises ❌ Unsafe staffing ❌ Proposed 12% service cuts What are the biggest issues in your workplace? Tell us below 👇 Then get involved in NIPSA’s consultation and help shape the way forward. 🔗 zurl.co/AHyTW
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NISCC fee consultation Social Workers currently pay £65 to register. Proposed: ➡️ £120 in 2027 ➡️ £127 in 2028 ➡️ £150 for Band 8a+ senior SWs You have to register to do your job – and pay for the privilege. Have your say 👇 consultations2.nidirect.gov.…
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The new Mental Health (NI) Order 1986 Revised Code of Practice came into operation on the 1st September. However, its introduction, and specifically the Art 130 element, has already caused significant concerns. Read our Branch Statement here: nipsa730.org.uk/wp/2026/09/0…
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@profsiobhanon @RobbieButlerMLA - you may find this of interest
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Enough Is Enough – Stop the Cuts to Health and Social Care. Health & Social Care organisations have been told to find 12% "savings". After years of cuts and understaffing, let's call it what it is: cuts, not efficiencies. 👉 nipsa.org.uk/nipsa-in-action… #NoToCuts #NIPSA #HSCT
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Health Ministers will come and go but with what is happening in our Health Service, and unresolved issues of HSC pay and reform and massive savings currently happening across all HSC Trusts, this does seem to be particularly bad timing. #NHS
Mike Nesbitt (@mikenesbittni) profile pictureMike Nesbitt@mikenesbittniAug 18
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Ahead of its publication, our thoughts today are with the individuals and families of those abused at Muckamore Abbey Hospital. We hope those who were abused and their families get answers and justice. #Muckamore
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