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Union Fury at Private Equity Owned Morrisons Bakery Closure in Wakefield

The BFAWU have reacted furiously at the beyond disappointing announcement today that Morrisons are to close their Rathbones site in Wakefield and make redundant 400 loyal workers, with many more in the supply chain and agency workers also impacted. Many of the workers losing their jobs have worked at the site throughout the 20 years it has… Read more »

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DHL wins contract to provide up to £3.7 billion worth of NHS equipment
Private firm wins £3.7bn NHS contract

A German delivery company has signed a ten-year deal to supply up to £3.7 billion worth of NHS equipment every year, the Department of Health (DoH) has announced. DHL will buy in everything from bed linen to calculators and hip joints and sell them on to NHS trusts. The intention is that such bulk buying… Read more »

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British Fertility Society says lesbians should get IVF but fat women should not
Lesbians ‘should get IVF’ on NHS

Lesbian couples and single women should be given the same rights to fertility treatment on the NHS as heterosexual couples, the British Fertility Society (BFS) has argued. The body representing fertility professionals has drawn up new guidance on the social, rather than simply medical, reasons why people should get help to conceive. It comes after… Read more »