Primary Care
UNISON is leading the way in campaigning for staff working in primary care. We believe that many of the reforms being pushed by the government hold major risks, not just to staff terms and conditions and job security, but for the continuity and quality of healthcare to patients and the future of the NHS as a publicly owned and operated resource.Primary care staff are experiencing massive uncertainty over their future as they face the proposed abolition of PCTs and strategic health authorities. Meanwhile staff in PCT provider organisations face the worrying prospect of being transferred out of the NHS and into social enterprises or private companies.
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Primary care latest
Report reveals concerns over personal health budgets
(09/11/2011) The Department of Health has published its latest evaluation of personal health budgets which are being piloted in primary care trusts between 2009 and 2012. Whilst the report reveals that some patients have experienced positive outcomes including greater choice and control over their care, it also raises a number of issues that reflect UNISON’s concerns around personal health budgets.Latest news on social enterprises in primary care
(03/12/2010) UNISON continies to reiterate its warning that Government plans for large NHS social enterprise schemes pose real dangers for patients, and for the future of the NHS.Using overview and scrutiny
(22/05/2010) This briefing looks at the role of your local authority Overview and Scrutiny Committees (OSCs) and Local Involvement Networks (LINks) and how they can help you to challenge NHS privatisation.< Back | More >
