Directors Report Jan 2014
Since the last Central Council I have been involved in discussions with the other Socialist …
Information And the Resource Allocation Working Party
Towards the end of the 1960s concern began to be raised on the uneven distribution …
Public Opinion on the NHS
Ipsos Mori have just published Understanding Society – Great Britain: The way we live now. …
Minutes of the AGM, SHA Cymru Wales 2013
Minutes of the AGM, SHA Cymru Wales held on 28th November 2013 at Unison offices, …
Government Reviewer Opposed Rollout of Employment and Support Allowance
This article first appeared in Sue Marsh’s totemic blog ‘Diary of a Benefit Scrounger’ this …
Investigating the real reason for the misery of ‘fit for work’ assessments
The Work Capability Assessment (WCA) used to determine eligibility for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) …
Commuting to work and traveller stress
Top line: Psychologists have long recognised the potentially detrimental effect of the commute. Most studies …
The new NHS and how patients can find their way through the maze
Introduction You will have heard much over the last two years about the restructure of …
Personal Health Budgets and the left – less heat more light please
The need to defend the NHS and its core principles is so important that it …
Life Expectancy
The Government’s proposals to increase the Retirement Pension Age have at last focused political attention …
Response to Labour’s Final Year Document
This is the sixth revision, taking into account comments made by members on the earlier …
Between A Rock And A Hard Place: Parents, Their Children And Welfare Policies
What is impact of current welfare policies on parents and their children? The Welfare Reform …