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The future of the NHS is on the line
As a member-led union, Unison must put pressure on Labour as the likely party of the next government to defend our health service as a vital public service, says IAIN MOONEY
THIS year’s Unison national delegate conference takes place just weeks before a general election. There couldn’t be a more opportune time for us to highlight key changes that need to be made in our country.
As Britain’s largest healthcare union, it is vital that we push to put NHS and social care to the top of the new government’s agenda.
The history of the past 30 years has shown the continued failure of outsourcing and privatisation of our services. From the creation of private finance initiatives in 1992, to the Health and Care Act of 2012.
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