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Osborne’s plan is clearly not working. There are still huge cuts to vital services which are bound to have a negative impact on the quantity and quality of the services delivered

Jeremy Hunt would be better turning his attention to engaging with staff, patients and their families on how to improve NHS services

Unison general secretary Dave Prentis said: “The ILO Forced Labour Convention is very clear that community payback orders must be supervised by the public sector, and the Government’s privatisation proposals will breach this. “In fact, the UK Government first breached the Convention over 12 months ago when they put Serco in charge of community payback […]

Dave Prentis, the UNISON general secretary, said the ILO forced labour convention was very clear that the community payback orders must be supervised by the public sector, and that the government’s privatisation proposals would breach this..

Christina McAnea of Unison said: “It’s a disgrace that private companies are making a profit out of patients. It’s high time this were investigated.”

The union’s Head of Health, Christina McAnea, said: ‘Things are bad when people start neglecting their oral health for money reasons. ‘Some people suffer for hours, sometimes days, with severe tooth pain and find themselves with no other option but to go to A&E as they can’t afford to pay the dentist. ‘Families are struggling […]

Matthew Lay, national officer of UNISON, said: “Far from offering any comfort to residents affected by flooding, Owen Patterson is a major part of the problem. “He is overseeing massive cuts to the Environment Agency despite all the scientific evidence showing that climate change is a major reason for a rise in the number of […]