“Any cuts to cleaning in an operating theatre is unthinkable and it would almost certainly increase mortality rates on the hospital site”, says GMB Southern

“In light of the recent patient deaths from Listeria it is high time that there was more scrutiny of how companies like Mitie operate in the NHS”, says GMB Southern

“We will step up in the defence of NHS jobs and services and fight to keep this service in house where it belongs”, says GMB Southern

“This is a matter of life and death for hospital patients and it’s a matter of survival for NHS workers and their families”, says GMB Southern

“Once again the dark underbelly of the privatisation of our NHS is laid bare”, says GMB Southern

“Once again it’s the Trust’s most valuable resource, its staff, that come last on Chief Exec Ken Wenman’s to do list”, says GMB Southern

“It is an outrage that these hard working hospital staff have to decide between paying the rent or buying food”, says GMB Southern

“The gradual selling off the site alongside the demoralisation of the outsourced hospital workers is a real risk to the stability of service delivery to the local community”, says…

“We take our duty of care seriously and are making food parcels available for anyone in need”, says GMB Southern

“There is no such thing as ‘good privatisation’ because we find that outsourced workers’ pay, terms and conditions are always driven down and the service gets worse”, says GMB…