UNISON, the UK’s largest health union, today
welcomed Government proposals to share expertise
across the NHS saying successful managers are the
key to turning round failing hospitals.
Dave Prentis, General Secretary of UNISON said:
“UNISON welcomes the Government’s decision to call
in the real experts to turn round failing hospitals. Those
experts are currently working in the NHS providing
beacons of good practice. They know the problems,
they’ve experienced the waiting lists and they have
introduced innovative and imaginative solutions to
overcome them. There is no doubt that sharing these
NHS managers will give a real boost to the hospitals
and staff they are set to manage.
“The Government should now let these managers get
on with the job and prove their credentials before
casting around in the private sector for other so called
experts from outside. UNISON has long argued that it
is simply not the case that there is a wealth of private
sector management expertise out there ready and
willing to turn round failing hospitals, and that the best
managers are NHS managers. Given the right
resources, given the backing, the NHS has the
expertise to heal itself and become a service we can
all be proud of.”