‘ Six weeks to save the NHS ’ , says Prentis

The future of an NHS that is “on the brink” must be centre stage during the general election campaign, UNISON health conference delegates in Liverpool were told today. In his keynote address, union general secretary Dave Prentis said: “We have six weeks to save the NHS. “We all know what happens if the Tories get back. Everything that matters to our members is on the line – your jobs, your wages, our public services, our NHS, our communities and our families. “A general election is always a moment when we decide the future of our country. “But perhaps never more so than this time. The government wants a renewed mandate to make all of us worse off, easier to fire or even put out of work. “That cannot happen and must not be allowed to happen. We will fight and fight and fight to make sure this government is defeated.” Mr Prentis took the first session of the conference to celebrate the news, following Unite’s recent release of its membership figures, that UNISON is now the UK’s largest trade union. And he said much of that was down to its continuing recruitment – not least in the health service. But he then spoke of the damage that had been done to public services by seven years of Tory government and of its many false promises, such as to properly fund the health service. “You cannot trust the Tories with the National Health Service – especially over pay,” he said, describing the latest 1% pay award as “an insult”. Th...
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