From Scotland comes this fascinating article about the in-the-Government's-pocket trade union Unison:
"...corrupt union full-timers more interested in implementing New Labour policy than defending the pay and conditions of their members."
This seems particularly relevant to me at the moment as, under the auspices of the odious Supporting People quango, another round of horrendous cutbacks and redundancies is being carried out in the social care sector. Under orders from and "in cahoots" with Supporting People, the giant axe is swinging again.
A dear friend of mine, who has a front-line job in the care sector which brings in a very meagre salary, faces redundancy, or, possibly, a large drop in salary. No fat cat this. In fact, my friend would have difficulty in affording to keep a domestic cat!
Others are similarly affected and, as usual, the vulnerable adults who are the service users have not been consulted.
And Unison simply waves it all through.
Not a word.
Not a murmur.
Think how they would have behaved if such things had happened in the 1980s!
Hypocrites.
Unison is useless. If you are a member, I think you'd be better off spending your monthly membership fee on chocolate teapots.
This blog is not right wing or left wing. It is old style Socialist, true Socialist, and simply points out the facts regarding asymmetric national devolution, which is based on Edward Lhuyd's 1707 'Celtic' labelling of certain languages and historical revisionism, and how it disadvantages ALL people in the largest and most ethnically diverse UK country of all - England.
Showing posts with label cutbacks in England. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cutbacks in England. Show all posts
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Supporting People - "Floating Support" - More Care Cutbacks In England...
"Floating Support" - the notion is based on an American model and is one the odious Supporting People UK Government agency is now enforcing in England. It basically means withdrawing on-site staff support for vulnerable adults in the community - the elderly, the mentally ill, etc.
There has always been a level of "floating support" - think of the home help/community care assistants/district nurses. But now Supporting People has decided that most people in the community require nothing more than floating support - often against the advice of mental health professionals - and so many of those people who are more physically and/or mentally vulnerable will now see their on-site support go. This is not about encouraging independence. It is about cruelly cutting back. It is often about flying in the face of the views of consultants, doctors and other professionals.
THINK ABOUT THE DOSH! that's all Supporting People care about. Well, we won't see any of it. Where the fuck does it go?
Sooner or later these cuts, this withdrawal of essential suppport, is going to bite the public. You simply can't leave vulnerable people to fend for themselves in this way.
And, as usual, the service users themselves are not truly consulted. They are given several options, but never the status quo.
There has always been a level of "floating support" - think of the home help/community care assistants/district nurses. But now Supporting People has decided that most people in the community require nothing more than floating support - often against the advice of mental health professionals - and so many of those people who are more physically and/or mentally vulnerable will now see their on-site support go. This is not about encouraging independence. It is about cruelly cutting back. It is often about flying in the face of the views of consultants, doctors and other professionals.
THINK ABOUT THE DOSH! that's all Supporting People care about. Well, we won't see any of it. Where the fuck does it go?
Sooner or later these cuts, this withdrawal of essential suppport, is going to bite the public. You simply can't leave vulnerable people to fend for themselves in this way.
And, as usual, the service users themselves are not truly consulted. They are given several options, but never the status quo.
Saturday, August 04, 2007
They Seek To Hide - Maternity Hospital Cuts and Other Bad News...
The Waendal Journal reports...
Maternity services are under strain like never before. Official figures show that the number of live births has increased by 12.5% since 2001. The number of midwives has increased by only 4.5% (18,048 in 2001 to 18,862 in 2006). The number of pregnant women having home births is only 2%. Yet on average across the country, the number of maternity beds per 100,000 head of population in England has been cut by 18% (1,898 beds) and still more maternity units are earmarked for closure.
Read the rest here.
Maternity services are under strain like never before. Official figures show that the number of live births has increased by 12.5% since 2001. The number of midwives has increased by only 4.5% (18,048 in 2001 to 18,862 in 2006). The number of pregnant women having home births is only 2%. Yet on average across the country, the number of maternity beds per 100,000 head of population in England has been cut by 18% (1,898 beds) and still more maternity units are earmarked for closure.
Read the rest here.
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