[1] With apologies to Freud. ‘Wo es war, soll Ich werden’ – “Where it was, I should become” – is his version of the Enlightenment goal of knowledge that is in itself an act of liberation – the ego replaces id and so we develop. Here we have the reverse, ‘Where I was, it should […]
Statement by Doctors in Unite The Health and Care Bill is now in Parliament, and a new Health Secretary in charge. Doctors in Unite branch of Unite the Union opposes the Bill, and calls for MPs and Lords of all parties to vote against it at every opportunity. The Bill splinters the NHS into 42 […]
DiU were joined by a number of organisations on our demonstration to demand protection from airborne transmission for all HCWs. We also received a number of messages of support, including from Diane Abbott MP, the Hazards Campaign, Every Doctor, Prof Trish Greenhalgh, Unite health branch in Nottinghamshire and Prof Raymond Agius. Photos of the protest […]
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get centene out of the nhs!
Over 500 people attended an online rally about the takeover of GP practices by the American health insurance corporation, Centene, and the government’s privatisation agenda for the NHS. Watch the rally – link below
For too long training to be a doctor has been the preserve of those from more affluent backgrounds with a more privileged schooling, more likely to achieve the A level grades required, write a good personal statement, have access to relevant work experience or internships, to perform well at interview and to receive financial support […]
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Unite Legal Support
Doctors in Unite members receive legal support in the same way as all other Unite the Union members do for employment related matters (this includes members employed by GP practices). A DiU member should inform their Unite District or Regional Office via their workplace representative, where they have one, to follow the process of applying […]
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A Letter from Gaza: “This Must End”
Dr. Yasser Abu Jamei is a psychiatrist living and working in Gaza, and is Director of the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme, a leading mental health provider in Palestine. He was the keynote speaker at our AGM on 7th February this year. He wrote this letter on 13 May 2021. “I am writing this letter […]
Resolution on ICSs 9 May 2020 Doctors in Unite notes: Doctors in Unite believes: Doctors in Unite resolves: .
Incisive and trenchant criticism of the government’s ongoing privatisation of the NHS, by Joan Bakewell in the House of Lords on 12th Mary. See here: https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/79a74b62-cfa7-440c-bed8-0426f32d99fa?in=16:16:00&out=16:22:00
Doctors in Unite have grave concerns about the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill 2021. We believe that the measures proposed in the bill will erode civil liberties and severely undermine the right to protest, a cornerstone of UK democracy. The Bill will give the Home Secretary: “the power, through secondary legislation, to define and […]
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