Guest guest Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008  HI all This is very interesting info and something I have been involved with. Will let M tell you the full story and not take his glory but he has to be congratulated on a very good result. Life is tough out there there is no doubt. Margaret Barking and Dagenham Colleagues may be interested in this press release from CPHVA.� I'm not sure if it will encourage others in a better position, or worry them that this may come their way next!� Attached, and pasted below for those who do not receive attachments.� � � 11 December 2008����������� ����������� ����������� ����������� ����������� ����������� PRESS RELEASE � � BARKING AND DAGENHAM FAMILIES �AT RISK� � East London families miss out on services as health visitor workforce �in crisis� � The possibility of tragedy is on the cards in Barking and Dagenham, following a steep decline in the number of health visitors, Unite the Union has warned.����������� � Unite, the largest union in the country, says that with the health visitor vacancy rate running at 45%, hundreds of East London families are not receiving the support they deserve in one of the capital�s most deprived boroughs. � Unite, which embraces the Community Practitioners� and Health Visitors� Association (CPHVA), has written to the Barking and Dagenham Primary Care Trust (PCT) outlining its �serious concerns� about how the depleted health visiting workforce can cope with individual caseloads of up to nearly 4,000 children. � Unite/CPHVA Professional Officer, Dave Munday said: �From my experience across England, this PCT is the worst example of a crisis in the health visiting service. The PCT is putting children, their families and their staff, to whom they have a duty of care, at serious risk which is totally unacceptable.� � �From figures supplied to us and shared with managers, the PCT used to have 32 whole-time equivalent (WTE) health visitors, but with 14.3 WTE posts vacant, the workforce has been nearly halved. Individual health visitor caseloads range between 344 and 3,989 children. One clinic, staffed by two health visitors (one of them part- time), has 2,320 children on its books and 60 children with child protection plans.� � �The PCT�s culture is one where staff views have been ignored for the last 18-24 months, even though they have been identifying serious concerns regarding the safety of the service.� � Unite is due to have crisis talks with the trust tomorrow (Friday, 12 December) and Dave Munday said that the union was keen to work with the trust �in any constructive way possible to reverse the current situation for the benefit of the whole community�. � -ends- sarahcowley183@... http://myprofile.cos.com/S124021COn Colleagues may be interested in this press release from CPHVA. I'm not sure if it will encourage others in a better position, or worry them that this may come their way next! Attached, and pasted below for those who do not receive attachments. 11 December 2008 PRESS RELEASEBARKING AND DAGENHAM FAMILIES ‘AT RISK’East London families miss out on services as health visitor workforce ‘in crisis’The possibility of tragedy is on the cards in Barking and Dagenham, following a steep decline in the number of health visitors, Unite the Union has warned.Unite, the largest union in the country, says that with the health visitor vacancy rate running at 45%, hundreds of East London families are not receiving the support they deserve in one of the capital’s most deprived boroughs.Unite, which embraces the Community Practitioners’ and Health Visitors’ Association (CPHVA), has written to the Barking and Dagenham Primary Care Trust (PCT) outlining its ‘serious concerns’ about how the depleted health visiting workforce can cope with individual caseloads of up to nearly 4,000 children.Unite/CPHVA Professional Officer, Dave Munday said: ‘From my experience across England, this PCT is the worst example of a crisis in the health visiting service. The PCT is putting children, their families and their staff, to whom they have a duty of care, at serious risk which is totally unacceptable.’‘From figures supplied to us and shared with managers, the PCT used to have 32 whole-time equivalent (WTE) health visitors, but with 14.3 WTE posts vacant, the workforce has been nearly halved. Individual health visitor caseloads range between 344 and 3,989 children. One clinic, staffed by two health visitors (one of them part- time), has 2,320 children on its books and 60 children with child protection plans.’‘The PCT’s culture is one where staff views have been ignored for the last 18-24 months, even though they have been identifying serious concerns regarding the safety of the service.’Unite is due to have crisis talks with the trust tomorrow (Friday, 12 December) and Dave Munday said that the union was keen to work with the trust ‘in any constructive way possible to reverse the current situation for the benefit of the whole community’.-ends-sarahcowley183@...http://myprofile.cos.com/S124021COn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 Dear Senators, I will be issuing a press release regarding the outcome of the meeting (probably tomorrow) but thought you would be interested in the information. At the meeting on Friday, we had a commitmant from the manager that they would go out to advert to recruit 22.93 WTE staff (breakdown: 3.42 band 7, 21.36 band 6). At the moment, these figures are combined for both HV's and school nurse recruitment, however we have asked for a further breakdown. As well as this, there was also a commitmant to a package of improvements that will hopefully address this crisis. Obviously this is a real success for our local representatives and members. Regards, Dave Dave Munday Professional Officer Unite Parkgates, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0JW (m) 07918 630 700 dave.munday@... www.unitetheunion.com > > HI all > > This is very interesting info and something I have been involved with. > > Will let M tell you the full story and not take his glory but he has to be congratulated on a very good result. > > Life is tough out there there is no doubt. > > Margaret > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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