Security guards at St. George’s University an NHS school of medicine, outsourced to the multinational contractor Noonan, are victims of a two-tier workforce which has seen them severely overworked and disrespected. In addition, their terms […]
Keep Our NHS Public and Health Campaigns Together wish to add their voice to those pressing the trust Board of Imperial Healthcare to consider the benefits of bringing non-clinical support services in-house rather than seek […]
The below is a press statement from United Voices of the World For immediate release 13 January 2020 Metropolitan Police to face legal action after unlawfully detaining barrister during lawful strike at St. George’s University […]
FICTION: In September 2015 Jeremy Hunt as Health Secretary promised the NHS would recruit an extra 5,000 full time equivalent GPs (FTE) by 2021. This was also set out as an objective the following year […]
On Monday 14 October Maternity Action began a judicial review of the policy of charging vulnerable migrant women for NHS maternity care. They are challenging the practice of issuing bills of £7,000 or more to […]
This August Newsletter, features news on the appointment of Boris Johnson as our new unelected Prime Minister, the danger of a no-deal Brexit for the NHS, NHS workers on strike in Bradford resisting ‘Subcos’, more on […]
Bradford staff dig in for another strike. They believe pay and pensions will suffer as part of a drive to cut costs if roles are transferred to a wholly owned subsidiary company (Subco), being set up […]
Setting an example for the rest of the NHS workforce, 200 UNISON members at Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust (BTHFT) voted for strike action (97% of those voting – securing a 70% turnout) after the plans were […]
Domestics at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow have scored a dramatic victory against a threat to outsource their jobs. Management confirmed yesterday that they are committing to keeping the workers in-house, narrowly averting a strike […]
The headlines continue to tell the story of the precipitous decline in General Practice – increasing rates of practice closures, falling GP numbers and lengthening waits for appointments. And behind the figures is something less […]