The George Eliot Hospital has been saved from the clutches of the privateers thanks to a coalition of staff, patients, Unite activists and local community campaigners pressing to keep the hospital under public control. A community campaign, in which trade union Unite played a significant part, led the boards of George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and the NHS Trust Development Authority (TDA) to take the decision not to pursue the procurement process to identify a partner organisation.
English: http://www.unitetheunion.org/news/victory-for-george-eliot-hospital-campaigners/
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