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25 June 2008 Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS: EMPLOYEES OF Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys NHS trust were shocked to find out that services for patients with long-term mental health problems will be put out to private tender and that they will be transferred to a private contractor... 17 January 2008 Manchester mental health workers on strike, photo Christian Bunke 6 December 2007
After four weeks in dispute, Manchester's striking mental health workers remain determined to win reinstatement of their union representative, Karen Reissmann... By Hugh Caffrey, Manchester Socialist Party 22 November 2007
10 August 2007 TWO HUNDRED people packed out Cross Street Chapel on 25 July to show support for victimised health worker Karen Reissman... By Hugh Caffrey, Manchester 9 August 2007 FOLLOWING A huge public demonstration last year, campaigners in Kendal were delighted when the Primary Care Trust decided not to go ahead with the discriminatory closure of the only local mental health in-patient unit... 17 May 2007
Picture: Lois Austin, secretary Southwark and Lambeth Keep Our NHS Public, speaking at the Campaign for a new workers' party conference 2007. Photo Paul Mattsson 10 May 2007
STOP NHS CUTS: "WE WILL fight tooth and nail. We have been out on the streets, we have had four demonstrations, we will not allow this clinic to close. We will do anything... 16 November 2006 Manchester: AROUND 30 staff and supporters lobbied the local health trust on 9 November, demanding they drop plans for sweeping cuts to community mental health-care in Manchester... 2 November 2006
the socialist interview: BRIAN CATON, the general secretary of the Prison Officers' Association (POA) recently spoke to the socialist about this and other important issues facing his trade union.... 1 - 10 of 10 | |