The northern region health team would like branches to know about the sad passing of our activist and branch secretary Bev Easton on the 25 October 2024.
She fought a long battle with breast cancer, not once but twice!
Bev was the branch secretary of NHSBT Northern Branch and had been for many years. Bev had been a passionate campaigner within NHS blood and transplant for more than 20 years highlighting the necessity to keep blood donation very much within the NHS family and out of private sector hands.
She was also the Chair for the UNISON blood and transplant joint Forum working with all our BT branches to support members in this national body.
She had a tenacious and uncompromising style in her staff side leadership which helped her achieve great results for UNISON members within the employer, not least getting her branch over the line in last year’s NHS pay dispute ballot and subsequent industrial action.
UNISON’s regional and national representatives attended the funeral service on 12 November in her hometown, just north of Newcastle where they got the chance to share stories about their time with Bev and pay tribute to her work and lasting legacy. She will be much missed by her friends, family, branch and work colleagues.
