UNISON leads on the NHS at TUC

TUC: In the first debate of Congress Lilian Macer, chair of UNISON's Health service group and Scottish deputy regional convenor, moved composite 16 on defending the NHS. The motion called for services to remain in the NHS and be delivered by NHS staff. Lilian condemned the acceleration of marketisation in Labour's third term

“Make no mistake: the Co-operation and Competition Panel is there to enforce opportunities for private companies to make further inroads into healthcare provision."
http://www.unison.org.uk/asppresspack/pressrelease_view.asp?id=1569

In a later intervention on NHS waiting lists, Clare Williams, UNISON NEC and convenor in Northern region, condemned the target driven culture which in services such as A&E has had negative consequence on NHS patients including queuing in ambulances in order to delay admissions.

All composites can be read on line: http://www.tuc.org.uk/congress/tuc-16963-f0.pdf