UNISON calls on trust to clarify position

UNISON is calling on board members of Nuneaton’s George Eliot Hospital (GEH) to clarify its current position and postpone procurement options, after the recent announcement by the government that the hospital is to be ‘buddied’ up with the high-performing N University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) trust  as a result of the Keogh inspections. UNISON regional organiser Edna Hall asked: ”How […]

UNISON urges rethink on hospital plans

UNISON is calling on the George Eliot Hospital Trust to rethink its plans after an announcement that appears designed to drive the Nuneaton hospital down the franchising route and a possible private-sector takeover. The union’s West Midlands region believes that further examination of the situation is needed, with serious consideration of the possibility of the […]

West Midlands answering the call to save the NHS

UNISON’s West Midlands region is determined to answer the call for our NHS by joining UNISON’s rally for the NHS in Manchester on 29 September. The event is expected to be the biggest national rally outside London calling on the government to reverse its health reforms and save the NHS. Branches across the West Midlands […]