Central Sussex Hospitals Branch - Help at Work

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Welcome to the Central Sussex Hospitals branch's new website. Direct any questions or comments about this site to Mark Sargent on mark.sargent@unison-csh.org.uk

If you need help and are a member of UNISON, then you should first of all talk to your local representative. Otherwise contact the branch office. As the office is not manned on a regular basis, e-mail contact is preferred. You can also call our national helpline, UNISONdirect, on 0845 355 0845.

Lines are open from 6am to midnight on Monday to Friday and from 9 am till 4pm on Saturday. There is also a textphone number for members with hearing difficulties - 0800 0 967 968.

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CASE form

Before we can formally advice or assistance to a member on a grievance or disciplinary matter a CASE form must be completed. The CASE Form provides a means to:

ensure we have all the key facts and information we will need at the outset
monitor our casework and the kind of cases being raised by our members
look for problem areas – particular employers, departments or managers where there appear to be a concentration of problems which we may need to address separately; or where there are particular issues that keep coming up and which may point to an organising, campaigning or bargaining issue
refer a case to a more experienced representative (eg, first a branch secretary or senior steward, then to a regional organiser) systematically and efficiently without causing concern to the member
ensure the member understands the obligations on him/her when we give assistance.

It is recommended that members download the CASE form from this site, complete it and return it to the branch office at the first indication that formal representation may be required.

CASE form - Acrobat PDF version

CONTACT DETAILS
UNISON Central Sussex Hospitals Branch
Room 211
Beechmont
Princess Royal Hospital
Lewes Road
Haywards Heath
Sussex
RH16 4EX

Tel: 01444 441881 ext 8544
01444 457956
Mobile: 07908 157436
Pager: 07623 951961
Email: office@unison-csh.org.uk
Map: Find our office

Recent documents

You are not alone—UNISON guide to lone working in the health service
Lone workers are more vulnerable to violent attack and assaults, more exposed to hazards and more likely to be injured. This guide gives advice and guidance to health branches on the issues and what can be done to improve lone workers’ safety.

Acrobat PDF version

Hospital Acquired Infections Factsheet
UNISON Factsheet on hospital acquired infections - April 2007.

Acrobat PDF version

In the Interests of Patients
This report examines the impact of the creation of a commercial market in the provision of NHS care. UNISON believes that this undermines the key principles which underpin the NHS and why it will be inefficient, costly and why it risks undermining the quality of care.

Acrobat PDF version

NHS pay 2007/08
The attached resolution was passed by Health Conference on 23 April 2007.

Acrobat PDF version

NHS Together - Working for a better health service

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