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Health branch questionnaire on deficits, cuts and redundancies. As part of our Keep the NHS Working campaign, UNISON is gathering evidence to show the true extent of trusts' attempts to balance their books. Please help us to build a clearer picture by completing this short questionnaire. Questionnaire
Keep the NHS working
The NHS is a public service we can all be proud of, and UNISON wants to keep it that way.

Record investment and service modernisation have delivered real improvements in the services offered to patients - services which remain free at the point of use.

But the introduction of competition and the increasing involvement of the private sector is putting our NHS at risk.

The government's market style reforms have led to instability and financial debt, the closure of wards and job losses.

NHS patients and staff share our concerns that more changes could undermine the quality of healthcare.

UNISON is calling on the government to stop expanding the role of the private sector in the NHS, and to call a halt to unnecessary and untested reforms.

We want a period of stability. We want to keep the NHS working.

National Health Service Constitution - UNISON response

Our response is based around answering most of the questions contained in the consultation and focuses primarily on those areas where we feel the Constitution could be strengthened.

Win an iPod in our three-minute survey

(07/04/08) Tell us what is most important to you about the NHS - we want to make sure its new constitution reflects the concerns and priorities of UNISON members

3 November, remembered

I love the NHS march in pictures, and video messages of support from around the UK

NHS demo draws thousands

(03/11/07) 7,000 rally to celebrate and defend the NHS

Musical treat for marchers

(02/11/07) Thousands of people in London for tomorrow's I love the NHS march and rally will hear a special rendition of the Sopranos theme tune, courtesy of country-techno-funk outfit Alabama 3

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CONTACT DETAILS
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• Karen Jennings is the head of the UNISON Healthcare team:
UNISON Healthcare
1 Mabledon Place
London WC1H 9AJ
Email: health@unison.co.uk
Recent documents

UNISON’s response to the consultation on the NHS Constitution

UNISON has welcomed the idea of the Constitution as a means of protecting the core values of the NHS. However, its submission puts forward a number of significant changes in key areas including safe staffing levels and the need to have a level playing field with all providers of NHS services covered by the same standards.
Link to a PDF document on this siteUNISON’s response to the consultation on the NHS Constitution

NHS next stage review final report - High Quality Care

UNISON has produced a briefing for branches on health minister Lord Darzi’s final report. The briefing summarises the main points from the final report, analyses some of the pros and cons, and sets out a summary of next steps for UNISON.
Link to a PDF document on this siteNHS next stage review final report - High Quality Care

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