TranslateTrade Unions and Partnership Working
NHSBT have a 'Working in Partnership Agreement and Framework' in place, which sets out our partnership approach to enable joint working throughout the organisation.
Trade Unions are involved in all aspects of our work in NHSBT – from local level meetings and discussions about day-to-day activities, right through to corporate level agreements which help to inform and shape our policies, processes and operational ways of working. Partnership working should be at the heart of everything we do as an organisation, and in our commitment to this approach we aim to create a culture and environment that is fully inclusive and fully supportive, where we work together, as a team, to achieve our strategy and objectives whilst ensuring that each and every one of the individuals working within NHSBT is recognised and heard.
NHSBT is committed to developing and maintaining relationships between managers, trade unions, staff side and staff groups to ensure staff are involved and can shape the decisions that affect them in the workplace.
Together we strive to be open, honest and motivated by a combined drive to save and improve patient lives through effective people management practices.
For details on our recognised trade unions, including local and national representatives for each union, please see the chart below:
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NHSBT representatives |
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BMA (British Medical Association) |
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GMB |
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RCN (Royal College of Nursing) |
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UNISON |
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UNITE |
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For information, Appendix 9 of the Partnership agreement & Framework has been reviewed since publishing, but will need further updates pending full review of the Working in Partnership Agreement & Framework.
For dates of Joint Officers, National SPC & Directorate SPCs, these can be accessed using the calendar. If you would be interested in requesting an observers seat at an upcoming SPC meeting, please express your interest. Following submission of this form you will be contacted with available meeting dates.
For information on Trade Union reporting visit the Trade Union Reporting page.
There are a variety of resources available to support with Partnership working and in improving relationships between managers, trade unions and staff groups to ensure that we are all working in a conducive manner. Please see the Partnership Working Resource document for a summary of relevant resources.
In addition to the supportive resources mentioned above, we also run regular training sessions surrounding partnership working. To register your interest for an upcoming session please click here.
