Clegg challenge on Monitor - UNISON response

Commenting on Nick Clegg’s call to remove the role of economic regulator from the remit of Monitor, Christina McAnea, UNISON’s head of health, said:“Nick Clegg has echoed what UNISON has been saying all along - that collaboration, not competition, needs to be the driving force behind the NHS if we are to deliver the best care for patients. “UNISON believes this is a step in the right direction, but Mr Clegg’s demands on his Government colleagues need to go further if we are to prevent a further dismantling of the health service and private companies profiting from patients. “The Government needs to listen to the overwhelming majority of patients and staff who oppose their plans and not just listen to the hand-picked few who have taken part in their listening exercise.”