Amended Motion 40
The Future of NHS Scotland
“That this Congress believes that any structural reforms to NHS Scotland must not dilute the terms and conditions of NHS workers and should include commitments to:
- no Compulsory Redundancies;
- lifetime Protection with access to redeployment with no detriment, including in relation to transport cost;
- Sectorial Bargaining involving the unions, the employer and Government;
- no out-sourcing of NHS services; and
- strengthening of Partnership Working Agreements at all levels within local Health Boards and Scottish Government.
“Congress believes that the next Scottish Government should commit to ensure that the amount spent on Health will match or exceed that of Germany, which is 12.8% of GDP. This commitment should be coupled with long term strategic planning for a robust, adaptable health service rather than focus on short term fixes.
Congress believes that this will ensure a sustainable Health Service with a realistic Capital Investment Budget to bring our ageing Health Estate in line with modern Health Care delivery.
“Congress also believes that the next Scottish Government should ensure that the founding principal of our health service remains “free at the point of need”, with services delivered by NHS staff at all times and calls for all outsourced services to be brought back in house and an end to the practice of private companies providing services using NHS staff at exorbitant costs.”
Mover: UNITE
Seconder: Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
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