Facilities staff at London mental health centre escalate strike action
By Liz Wells 01 October 2025
Dozens of facilities staff at Newham Centre for Mental Health, in London, have launched further strike action over pay and conditions.
Government to limit NHS outsourcing
By Liz Wells 26 September 2025
The government has written to NHS bosses telling them that it will change the national guidance regarding the use of outsourcing companies.
Dorset Healthcare workers vote to strike in outsourcing row
By Liz Wells 25 September 2025
Health workers in Dorset have voted for strike action over plans that could see thousands of employees transferred out of the NHS.
Government must 'keep promise' on NHS outsourcing staff to avoid strikes
By Liz Wells 08 September 2025
The government must put a stop to plans that could see thousands of workers transferred out of the NHS and their pay and conditions worsened if it wants to avoid strikes, Unison has told the Trades...
NHS 'too reliance' on independent sector for mental health care
By Liz Wells 29 August 2025
A significant proportion of routine NHS mental health care is being outsourced to private companies, charities and other independent providers, a new study finds.
Strike on the cards at Dorset hospitals in outsourcing dispute
By Liz Wells 13 August 2025
Healthcare staff at three NHS trusts in Dorset say they want to vote for strike action in a row over plans to move 1,700 staff from the NHS to an external company.
Dorset healthcare workers protest over outsourcing threat
By Liz Wells 20 June 2025
Healthcare workers employed by University Hospitals Dorset NHS Trust have protested outside a board meeting at Poole Hospital.
NHS pays out at least £1.8bn every year to private firms, says union
By Liz Wells 09 June 2025
NHS trusts pay at least £1.8bn a year to private companies, a new investigation has reveals.
Essex and Suffolk health staff urge the government to 'honour pledges' to stop NHS privatisation
By Liz Wells 18 December 2024
Unison is urging the government to make good on its pledge to stop NHS privatisation and halt the sell-off of hundreds of jobs at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust.
Essex and Suffolk health staff launch three-week strike
By Liz Wells 26 November 2024
Cleaners, porters, housekeepers and other facilities staff have started three weeks of strikes to keep their jobs in the East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT).
Unison says plans by Essex trust for mass outsourcing are 'out of order'
By Liz Wells 18 September 2024
Hundreds of striking health workers are urging the East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust to abandon its plans for a large-scale outsourcing of NHS services, Unison claims.
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