Search Results for “Local government” tagged fighting cuts and privatisation in the NHS

Tide is turning against government’s austerity programme, says UNISON

The public willingness to accept cuts to public services is ‘exhausted’

News on the UNISON National site.

Government’s ‘broken promise’ leads to loss of 300 NHS jobs in Walsall

  “The government has broken its promise to protect the NHS - and this is the result.”   […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Government ignored all warnings over 111 service

“The Government rushed through the trials of 111 in its haste to increase private competition and it is patients […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Yet more broken government promises on NHS

The Autumn Statement was time for the government to stop hiding behind lies and broken promises, and to make the real investment needed to protect […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Prentis tells crowd government is privatising the NHS

That was how Dave Prentis described what the government is doing to the National Health Service when he spoke at the rally to save the NHS in Manchester […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON responds angrily to government attacks on NHS Wales

UNISON Cymru/Wales has called for the government to take some responsibility as reports show that 10 high earners in NHS England have received pay rises totalling £300,000

Article on the UNISON National site.

Government’s proposals into NHS agency costs ‘completely miss the point’

This lack of resources is a result of government spending cuts and means they cannot make long-term plans. “Hard-pressed NHS workers turn to […]

Article, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Government taking a wrecking ball to the NHS

In a tough-talking speech, Mr Prentis accused the government of "taking a wrecking ball to our national health service."He said: "Our health members are under […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Corbyn vows to scrap Trade Union Act when in government

‘Trade unions are a force for good and a force for equality in our society’, Labour leader tells conference

News on the UNISON National site.

A and E problems caused by government meddling

Accident and emergency departments “out of control” because coalition has torn away support in the community, dismantled NHS Direct and cut staff

Article on the UNISON National site.

New government must reverse the trend towards NHS privatisation

The union is now calling on the government to learn from SPT’s mistakes and reverse the trend towards NHS privatisation. Formed in 2009 […]

News on the UNISON National site.

Government ‘improvement plan’ will put more work on fewer staff, says UNISON

  This announcement should also be seen against the backdrop of Government demands for £20bn in so called efficiency savings from the NHS by 2015. Gail Adams, UNISON […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Fighting for the right to nurse

But by then it was too late, as the Conservative government had already declared its intention to scrap the NHS bursary. Nursing is the role I want. The […]

Magazine, moving on the UNISON National site.

EPSU leader spells out the Europe we want

EPSU general secretary Jan Willem Goudriaan’s message to UNISON’s local government conference was that we could change Europe for the betterment of the majority of its people

Article on the UNISON National site.

‘Solidarity’s day has come’ says Dave Prentis

UNISON members have a ‘mountain to climb’ on local government pay, the NHS and the welfare state, but are equal to the task, says general secretary

Article on the UNISON National site.