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NHS Staff Revolt Over Trust Transfer Plans
17 Sep
Summary
- Hospital workers express anger and frustration over potential transfer.
- Hundreds of support staff could be affected by the proposed change.
- The trust has paused the decision pending national guidance.
Hospital support staff have expressed significant anger and frustration regarding proposals to transfer their employment from the NHS trust to a private firm. Hundreds of workers, including porters, housekeeping, and maintenance personnel, could be impacted by this potential change in Somerset.
Their union, Unison, stated that staff are deeply concerned the move would lead to the fragmentation of the NHS. In response to the protests and concerns, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has announced it has paused the decision.
This pause comes while the trust awaits further guidance from NHS England. NHS England had previously announced in September that it would be consulting on new national guidelines concerning the utilization of subsidiary companies within the NHS.
