http://martinwicks.wordpress.com/2005/10/18/keep-our-nhs-public-health-minister-patricia-hewi/ A personal website bringing together comment, articles and photos Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:57:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://martinwicks.wordpress.com/2005/10/18/keep-our-nhs-public-health-minister-patricia-hewi/#comment-4 Anonymous Fri, 30 Jun 2006 08:21:00 +0000 http://martinwicks.wordpress.com/2005/10/18/keep-our-nhs-public-health-minister-patricia-hewi/#comment-4 You are spot on with your comments regarding the NHS privatisation. Once the private companies get in the first thing they will do is maximise their profits. How will they do this? They will do it <br/>a] by the NHS workers losing their pensions [the flag ship of all British pensions]<br/>b] by removing the paid sick time.<br/>How do I know this?<br/>In Burnham BUPA bought a nursing home. This obviously is already a private concern. In January 2006 BUPA told the staff there that they could take a pay cut and would not have any sick pay- zero consultation.<br/>Nurses, historically, were told that their salaries were less than other professionals because they had a good pension deal....now they can still have less salaries and they will lose their access to a decent pension.<br/>And what happens to private pension schemes?<br/>They are a well used honey pot to bail out failing companies! You are spot on with your comments regarding the NHS privatisation. Once the private companies get in the first thing they will do is maximise their profits. How will they do this? They will do it
a] by the NHS workers losing their pensions [the flag ship of all British pensions]
b] by removing the paid sick time.
How do I know this?
In Burnham BUPA bought a nursing home. This obviously is already a private concern. In January 2006 BUPA told the staff there that they could take a pay cut and would not have any sick pay- zero consultation.
Nurses, historically, were told that their salaries were less than other professionals because they had a good pension deal….now they can still have less salaries and they will lose their access to a decent pension.
And what happens to private pension schemes?
They are a well used honey pot to bail out failing companies!

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