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The Health and Social Care Bill
The Bill goes to the House of Lords for debate on 11 October, after which it will go to committee stage for scrutiny. There is still time to write to a peer and influence their decision. We believe that there is a really good chance that the Bill will be able to be amended at this stage. Despite us firmly wanting to see the Bill derailed as every element of the Bill will damage the NHS, we also believe that we need to strive to get the Bill amended, so the worse aspects of the market will reduced. We seriously need your help to achieve this.
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NHS Pensions
Pay More Get Less
The government proposals for your NHS Pension are that you will contribute more, work longer and receive poorer benefits in retirement.
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Articles wanted
The editor of the Community Practitioner Journal would welcome articles from members on public health topics likely to be of interest to Unite members who are health visitors and school nurses. If you would like the publication guidelines, please contact the deputy editor Chloe Harries; chloe.harries@tenalps.com
'York GPs set to profit from NHS privatisation’, says Unite
Serious concerns about the accelerating stealth privatisation of the NHS and the veracity of David Cameron’s pledge that the NHS is safe in his hands have been raised by Unite, the largest union in the country
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Health visitors budgets ‘should be ring-fenced’, as recruitment drive stalls, says Unite
Ministers were urged ‘to get a grip’ on health visitor recruitment, as one of the government’s key pledges – to recruit an extra 4,200 health visitors – falters.
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Biomedical scientists at Central Manchester hospital balloting for industrial action over £15,000-a-year pay cuts
Biomedical scientists at Central Manchester NHS Foundation Trust are being balloted for possible industrial action in a dispute which could see them lose, on average, £15,000-a-year in wages.
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