It's not every day that hard work and dedication gets awarded, but this year is different.

Suffolk HealthCare has won two national awards amongst stiff opposition across the country which is no easy task as the branch spans the whole of Suffolk with 1900 members and a 68 multi employer base. Some of UNISON's larger branches can afford to employ professional companies to look after communications whilst many can't afford diddly squat. Suffolk HealthCare is somewhere in the middle and also believed to be the largest area health branch in the UK covering 3500 square miles and around 360 sites. Because of this, it is believed electronic communication together with advertising site awareness is just another effective tool for communications. 

Branch Secretary, Ian Talbot, picked up the national 1st prize for the Best electronic communications 2003. Ian is the web master for Communicator and his other roles are branch publicity and IT support.

See the national certificate award for Communicator

Ted Moore picked up the national merit prize for best monthly news sheet 2003. Ted is now 80 years old making him no spring chicken but he writes and distributes LinkUp magazine for our 170 retired members and this recognition is well deserved.

See the national certificate award for LinkUp