Health sector in the eastern region
In the eastern region, most Unite
officers have NHS responsibilities and there is also a significant
Medical Research Council membership as another part of the
health sector.
The National Blood Service (NBS) HQ is at
Watford and the Bio Products Laboratory at Elstree, together with
its sister establishment in the US, is a prime component of the
NBS.
The Strategic Health Authority covering the
East of England is based in Cambridge and the union is represented
on the various joint bodies. The regional health sector committee
actively monitors activity and developments.
Partnership working with the employer is
evolving at difference pace within the region, made more complex by
the geography, the lack of a conurbation and the population flows
of commuter land, which impact heavily upon the region.
The region holds training days and seminars
to compliment national provision. It has a developing e-mail
network which grows with the roll out of IT across the NHS.
Unite membership within the region increases
year on year in real and relative terms. New groups are regularly
being formed, commonly to bring together occupations or
professions, amongst the latest being trust manager groups, because
of the impact of Agenda for Change upon such staff.
The financial challenges facing the NHS in
the East of England mean the union faces battles to defend local
services and make the NHS accessible to all, including arguing for
those in rural locations which are located away from major urban
hospitals.
A full list of Unite regional officers covering NHS
Members in the eastern region, together with an update on
representation for members in the Strategic Health Authorities /
Primary Care Trusts in the East can accessed by clicking
here.
For more information contact:
Owen Granfield
Amicus Luton Office,
396/398 Dunstable Rd Luton LU4 8JT.
Tel: 01582 576 271
Fax: 01582 580 031
