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✅ First Minister Eluned Morgan has today announced above-inflation pay awards for hundreds of thousands of public sector workers in Wales.

staff, and public sector workers in many devolved services will receive pay rises of between 5% and 6% in 2024-25.

The announcement comes as the Welsh Government has accepted the pay recommendations from independent pay review bodies in full:

👉 Teachers will receive a 5.5% pay award.

👉 NHS staff on Agenda for Change terms and conditions will receive a 5.5% pay award.

👉 Doctors and dentists, including GPs and salaried GPs, will receive a 6% pay award, with an additional £1,000 for junior doctors.

Big shout out to my newest top fans! 💎

Chris Kent

Save the dates ……

Peter Pan nursery which is near the residences at the Maelor currently has some spaces. If you work at or near the hospital this could be the answer to your childcare problems . A lovely group of staff and in a handy location

This week Andys Man Club Wrexham saw 31 men attend our session, with 4 of this being new faces.

The wind and rain raged outside and inside whilst we battled our storms. Armed with a brew and a biscuit we talked and listened to life's trials, with good times and bad times we left feeling refreshed, reset and ready to tackle the week ahead.

This coming Monday is a bank holiday, this means there is no regular Andy's Man Club session. However, please watch out for details of a walk n talk in bellevue park on Monday, in the coming days.

If you know a guy who might benefit from attending Andys Man Club, tell him about us and what we do, it might be the best thing you can do. Our groups are safe, free of judgement and confidential, and at our groups !

Take care Wrexham, stay sunny 👌

We are pleased to introduce our Integrated Three-Year Plan for the period 2024 to 2027. Our ambition as a Health Board is to move forward the transformation and improvement of high quality and sustainable NHS services for the people of North Wales.

During 2023-24 we continued to progress through our objectives against the Special Measures framework. At the beginning of 2024 our focus was on five key objectives where improvement was most necessary and we continue to prioritise improvements in these areas:

➡️Building an effective organisation
➡️Developing strategy and long lasting change
➡️Creating compassionate culture leadership and engagement
➡️Improving quality, outcomes and experience
➡️Establishing an effective environment for learning

The Three Year Plan, 2024-27 document in full, including information on the future of health services in North Wales is available on our website: https://bcuhb.nhs.wales/about-us/three-year-plan-2024-27/

More FREE activities ….. please feel free to share any you know of in your area or drop us a message and we will post!!

We're hosting FREE drop-in activities for families on Queen's Square every Tuesday throughout the summer holidays! 🌞

Join us this Tuesday 10.30am-12.30pm

A good activity for the kids on Wednesday 14th August just £2 including a picnic !!!!!

Our reps are at Glan Clwyd today holding an advice clinic. Pop along and say hello and let us know if you have any questions or need some help. We are in the usual place by the lifts until 1pm.

Please support this worthy cause if you can

Today marks 50 years of the Health and Safety at Work Act.

It's a law that has saved lives. And one that Health & Safety reps rely on when negotiating with employers.

To mark this occasion we're excited to announce our brand new Health & Safety Reps Connect event.

Join us in Cardiff on 26 November for a day of engaging workshops, insightful panel discussions, and interactive networking sessions. All on the topic of health, safety and wellbeing at work.

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Big shout out to our newest top fans! 💎

Chris Kent

Got school meals sorted for September? Get info on applying for free school meals, or find out how to order and pay for school meals, and learn about cashless dining right here 👉 https://orlo.uk/2KQfx

Today Junior Doctors are offered a 22% pay rise over 2 years …. agenda for change staff likely 5.5% . Proof that the threat of strike is worrying this government ……. Last year not enough people voted for us to get a mandate for strike. What are your thoughts? A backpay lump sum isn’t as attractive as it first appears when the deductions have been taken out and the paltry amount you are left with takes you over the earnings limit for universal credit …… this time we need people to vote or we will never get away from this issue of not being paid what we are worth. Do you think YOU are worth more than 5.5 percent?

Don’t forget to pop and see us !!!! Thursday 25th July from 9am to 2pm.

Do you get regular manicures? 💅

Since becoming menopausal you may have noticed that your nails have become thinner or softer, meaning they can split, crack or break more easily.

Your nails are made of a protein called keratin, which helps keep them strong. Oestrogen helps to produce keratin, so when levels are lower, your nails may be more susceptible to breaking.

You can search for more menopause symptoms and treatments in our menopause library here: https://www.balance-menopause.com/menopause-library/

🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨

Unite the union members at Oscar Mayer (Formerly known as Rowan Foods) in Wrexham are being balloted for industrial action over a wide range of issues, including...

- The company decision to revise contracts via a fire and rehire arrangement or to accept inferior terms and conditions.
- Failure to consult meaningfully over contract changes
- Failure to recognise Unite the Union for collective bargaining purposes.
- Company misuse of performance management/ capability processes.

We call on Oscar Mayer to come back to the negotiating table and resolve this dispute before it escalates.

Our Drop in Advice Stall is outside the canteen at Ysbyty Gwynedd today !!!! Come along and say hello to our Local reps …..got a question? Come and see us we are here now and will be here till 1:30pm

A message from Gwanwyn Ward staff at Heddfan Unit Wrexham. 💙

Our thoughts and prayers are with our Wrexham Theatre family tonight.

At 8pm we will be applauding a true NHS hero 🌈

Our Workplace Reps just keep going ensuring we get as many care packs out to our brilliant colleagues in their fight against . A little thank you from your Unite Branch at BCUHB.
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