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| TUC voices health reforms fears | TUC voices health reforms fears |
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| Trade union leaders have accused the government of forcing through ill- conceived NHS reforms. | Trade union leaders have accused the government of forcing through ill- conceived NHS reforms. |
| Unison General Secretary David Prentis and TUC leader Brendan Barber voiced their frustrations ahead of the TUC's annual congress in Brighton. | Unison General Secretary David Prentis and TUC leader Brendan Barber voiced their frustrations ahead of the TUC's annual congress in Brighton. |
| Delegates at next week's meeting are expected to support a nationwide campaign to defend the health service. | Delegates at next week's meeting are expected to support a nationwide campaign to defend the health service. |
| The BBC's Stephen Cape said unions were "frustrated" over what they saw as a "change of direction" for the NHS. | The BBC's Stephen Cape said unions were "frustrated" over what they saw as a "change of direction" for the NHS. |
| His analysis comes after Mr Prentis claimed that there had been a raft of ill thought out reforms on a number of issues, such as the decision to sell NHS Logistics - a hospital supplies organisation to a private company. | His analysis comes after Mr Prentis claimed that there had been a raft of ill thought out reforms on a number of issues, such as the decision to sell NHS Logistics - a hospital supplies organisation to a private company. |
| The union leader said: "This has not been thought through, there has been no discussion, there's been no analysis and now we are faced with waves and waves of initiatives." | The union leader said: "This has not been thought through, there has been no discussion, there's been no analysis and now we are faced with waves and waves of initiatives." |
| Protest marches | Protest marches |
| Mr Prentis later warned that the entire NHS could be up for grabs and industrial action has not been ruled out. | Mr Prentis later warned that the entire NHS could be up for grabs and industrial action has not been ruled out. |
| Mr Barber said morale among healthcare staff had plunged. | Mr Barber said morale among healthcare staff had plunged. |
| However, the Department of Health insisted it was not turning the NHS into a private service. | However, the Department of Health insisted it was not turning the NHS into a private service. |
| The TUC is expected to organise protest rallies and demonstrations across the UK. | The TUC is expected to organise protest rallies and demonstrations across the UK. |
| HAVE YOUR SAY One of our nation's great assets is pulled from under our feet, and we as a public are doing nothing Will Chellam, Liverpool href="http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?threadID=3722&edition=1" class="">Send us your views Meanwhile, members of Amicus trade union are to hold a demonstration later to protest against job cuts. | |
| The march is expected to pass through Plymouth city centre. | The march is expected to pass through Plymouth city centre. |
| Last month some 27,000 people took part in a march protesting against a decision to cut health services and jobs in Cornwall. | Last month some 27,000 people took part in a march protesting against a decision to cut health services and jobs in Cornwall. |