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25 February 2016

EPR implementation led to ‘catastrophic loss of confidence’

Problems with the introduction of the Epic electronic patient record at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust led to a
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3 April 2014

Unison moves towards pay ballot

Unison has agreed to put an emergency motion calling for a ballot on industrial action to its annual health conference,
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1 April 2013

Shaken NHS faces uncertain future

The latest round of NHS reforms, which took effect at midnight, have been greeted with unease and concern about what
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21 March 2012

NHS to be ‘liberated’ by Easter

The Health and Social Care Bill has cleared its final Parliamentary hurdle, with doctors welcoming amendments on confidentiality, but opponents
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8 February 2012

Health Bill faces storm in Lords

The Health and Social Care Bill returns to the Lords today, amid increasingly strident opposition to key elements of the
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23 March 2011

Osborne condemned for ‘no budge budget’

George Osborne has underlined the government’s determination to reduce Britain’s deficit by reducing public spending in his 2011 budget.
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19 October 2010

Unison legal challenge rejected

Unison has lost its bid to mount a legal challenge against the white paper ‘Equity and excellence: Liberating the NHS.’
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5 October 2010

Lansley faces opposition to white paper

Growing concerns about the government’s plans to overhaul the NHS have been presented to health secretary Andrew Lansley ahead of
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23 September 2010

Unison closer to review of white paper

Unison has won the right to take legal action against health secretary Andrew Lansley for what it alleges is a
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24 August 2010

Unison takes white paper to High Court

The UK’s largest public service union has started legal action against health secretary Andrew Lansley, claiming that he has refused
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