Commenting on reports that more than £600 million will be spent on NHS
redundancies in one year as a result of the Health and Social Care Bill, UNISON
head of health, Christina McAnea, said:
ÒDespite Tory promises, the NHS is facing challenging times. Every penny
possible should be going on patient care. Instead, as waiting lists climb and
health workers lose their jobs, it is being wasted on redundancies. This is
madness Ð we know many of the staff that lose their jobs will only go on to
work with the new GP groups.
ÒIt is a scandal that millions of pounds of public money is being wasted on a
major NHS overhaul that no-one wants. Health professionals, unions, even Tory
cabinet ministers think the government should drop the bill. When will they
stop wasting time and money and start listening?Ó
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