Here are some articles from the magazine on the NHS. We will put a complete list on here in due course. Download a PDF of each article.
1) nhsplan2000 “The gathering of the vultures”
This was the ‘plan’ introduced by New Labour in 2000 which began to open up the NHS to big buisness and a ‘mixed health market’.
2) dudley12001 “Dudley Health Service strike”
An interview with Mark New, UNISON rep, in relation to a strike against the privatisation of ‘ancillary’ jobs associated with a PFI project
3) dudley22001 “Health conference backing for Dudley strikers”
By Mark New.
4) editorial32001 “Privatisation crisis”
Solidarity Issue 3 editorial which touches on the “concordat” between the government and private health providers.
5) medsecsstrike2002 “Lessons from a strike”
An interview with Carolyn Leckie a leader of the Medical Secretaries strike in Glasgow, the success of which led to further strikes elsewhere by medical secretaries.
6) sodexhostrike2002 “One in the Eye for Sodexho”
An interview with Carolyn Leckie in relation to a strike by ancialliart staff in North Glasgow.
7) glasgowstrikes2003 “There was only one side to be on”
Joanna Hill on these successful strikes which UNISON at the national level failed to build on.
afc2003 “Reject Agenda for Change”
A statement by a minority group on the UNISON Health Executive committee
9) fts2003 “Foundation Trust fiasco”
John Lister looks at the implications of Foundation trusts
10) ftsedit2003“Foundation hospitals will kill the NHS”
An Editorial from Issue 9
11) nhs2005 “Keep our NHS Public”
An NHS feature from 2005
12) pcts2005 “Primary care ‘market’ launched”
Ron Singer, President of the Medical Practitioners Union (then part of Amicus) writes on the reorganisation of Primary Care Trusts. Set up in 2001, in 2005 they were to become ‘commissioners’ of services.
13) 60yearson2008 “Social ownership”
An analysis of the experience of nationalisation (including the NHS) in the 60th anniversary of its establishment.
14) sodexho2010“Strike victory in North Devon NHS”
Mark Harper reports on a victory in barnstaple of NHS ancillary staff finally gaining NHS terms and conditions 4 years after they were supposedly conceded on the national level.
