After months of campaigning, lobbying, protests, postcards, and an overwhelming strike ballot result, we finally have the news we’ve been fighting for: the Dorset SubCo has been stopped. A letter from the
Last week’s national announcement was a huge step forward. NHS England has issued new guidance which means no new SubCos can go ahead without trade union support. This is a direct result
Big news: the government has announced a major change in national NHS policy that could stop thousands of staff being outsourced into private-style companies (known as SubCos). From now on, new SubCos will
NHS staff across the country have been delivering rock-solid votes in recent strike ballots, and the Dorset SubCo campaign’s results are nothing short of historic. In Dorset’s sub-contracted health services ballot,
On Monday, UNISON members lobbied Dorset County Hospital’s Annual General Meeting, making sure the voices of staff were heard loud and clear. Outside, members held banners and placards demanding “No to SubCo”
For years, NHS trusts have tried to cut costs by creating wholly-owned subsidiary companies (“SubCos”) to which they could shift support staff. But since 2018 front-line NHS workers – supported by their unions – have
As the Trusts continue to push forward with their SubCo proposals, UNISON members have shown again and again that we are committed to resisting them. You’ve made it clear: you want to
At Airedale NHS Foundation Trust in Bradford, the warnings about subcos have once again come true. In 2018, the trust created AGH Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary set up to run estates and facilities
UNISON has announced that NHS staff across Dorset have overwhelmingly backed strike action in response to the plan to outsource 1,700 support staff into a wholly owned subsidiary company, a “SubCo.” In
Saturday, August 2nd, saw a powerful show of solidarity outside Dorset County Hospital, as support staff, NHS workers, trade unionists, and members of the public gathered to protest against plans to move over
Dorset NHS support staff are standing up against the proposed creation of a private subsidiary company (SubCo) that would move over 1,700 frontline NHS workers including porters, cleaners, and caterers out of
Last week, following mounting pressure from staff, UNISON formally raised a dispute with the three Dorset NHS trusts over their plan to move 1,700 workers into a SubCo. In response, the trusts