💙 NHS staff win a small but important victory!
Swipe to see why SubCos are a problem, how staff fought back + what still needs to happen to keep our NHS fully public.
The fight isn’t over: we need full reversal of outsourcing + strong protections for NHS staff.
🔗 lowdownnhs.info/comment/labo...
Swipe to see why SubCos are a problem, how staff fought back + what still needs to happen to keep our NHS fully public.
The fight isn’t over: we need full reversal of outsourcing + strong protections for NHS staff.
🔗 lowdownnhs.info/comment/labo...
October 7, 2025 at 7:44 AM
💙 NHS staff win a small but important victory!
Swipe to see why SubCos are a problem, how staff fought back + what still needs to happen to keep our NHS fully public.
The fight isn’t over: we need full reversal of outsourcing + strong protections for NHS staff.
🔗 lowdownnhs.info/comment/labo...
Swipe to see why SubCos are a problem, how staff fought back + what still needs to happen to keep our NHS fully public.
The fight isn’t over: we need full reversal of outsourcing + strong protections for NHS staff.
🔗 lowdownnhs.info/comment/labo...
⚠️ UNISON warns against NHS “SubCos”.
Christina McAnea says: “You can’t rebuild the NHS on the backs of the lowest-paid.”
And with Labour having pledged to bring services back in-house, new outsourcing plans look like a direct contradiction.
🔗 www.unison.org.uk/news/2025/09...
Christina McAnea says: “You can’t rebuild the NHS on the backs of the lowest-paid.”
And with Labour having pledged to bring services back in-house, new outsourcing plans look like a direct contradiction.
🔗 www.unison.org.uk/news/2025/09...
September 17, 2025 at 7:06 AM
⚠️ UNISON warns against NHS “SubCos”.
Christina McAnea says: “You can’t rebuild the NHS on the backs of the lowest-paid.”
And with Labour having pledged to bring services back in-house, new outsourcing plans look like a direct contradiction.
🔗 www.unison.org.uk/news/2025/09...
Christina McAnea says: “You can’t rebuild the NHS on the backs of the lowest-paid.”
And with Labour having pledged to bring services back in-house, new outsourcing plans look like a direct contradiction.
🔗 www.unison.org.uk/news/2025/09...
Unison motion passes unanimously:
"Congress condemns the call from the NHS England chief executive for NHS trusts to outsource swathes of functions to SubCos (subsidiary companies) in order to make financial savings." congress.tuc.org.uk/motion-40-su...
"Congress condemns the call from the NHS England chief executive for NHS trusts to outsource swathes of functions to SubCos (subsidiary companies) in order to make financial savings." congress.tuc.org.uk/motion-40-su...
September 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Unison motion passes unanimously:
"Congress condemns the call from the NHS England chief executive for NHS trusts to outsource swathes of functions to SubCos (subsidiary companies) in order to make financial savings." congress.tuc.org.uk/motion-40-su...
"Congress condemns the call from the NHS England chief executive for NHS trusts to outsource swathes of functions to SubCos (subsidiary companies) in order to make financial savings." congress.tuc.org.uk/motion-40-su...
UNISON has written to trusts to try to prevent the expansion of private subsidiary companies (SubCos) -
Union standoff with Mackey over subcos expansion
NHS England's chief executive has said new NHS subsidiary companies must pay NHS terms and conditions for current and future staff - while Unison has written to trusts to try to prevent the expansion…
unsn.uk
April 4, 2025 at 9:09 AM
UNISON has written to trusts to try to prevent the expansion of private subsidiary companies (SubCos) -
Jan Savage of Keep Our NHS Public writes here for @publicsectorfocus.bsky.social about the worrying re-emergence of SubCos (Subsidiary Companies) and the serious concerns around workforce protections, asset sales and creeping privatisation.
Read it here: flickread.com/edition/html...
Read it here: flickread.com/edition/html...
June 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Jan Savage of Keep Our NHS Public writes here for @publicsectorfocus.bsky.social about the worrying re-emergence of SubCos (Subsidiary Companies) and the serious concerns around workforce protections, asset sales and creeping privatisation.
Read it here: flickread.com/edition/html...
Read it here: flickread.com/edition/html...
Privatisation is creeping in through back-door moves like SubCos🚨
Swipe to see how workers across Dorset, Airedale, London are fighting back - and why this battle matters for fairness, wages, and the promises made to protect the NHS.
Read the full story: socialistworker.co.uk/news/fight-i...
Swipe to see how workers across Dorset, Airedale, London are fighting back - and why this battle matters for fairness, wages, and the promises made to protect the NHS.
Read the full story: socialistworker.co.uk/news/fight-i...
September 29, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Privatisation is creeping in through back-door moves like SubCos🚨
Swipe to see how workers across Dorset, Airedale, London are fighting back - and why this battle matters for fairness, wages, and the promises made to protect the NHS.
Read the full story: socialistworker.co.uk/news/fight-i...
Swipe to see how workers across Dorset, Airedale, London are fighting back - and why this battle matters for fairness, wages, and the promises made to protect the NHS.
Read the full story: socialistworker.co.uk/news/fight-i...
SubCos (wholly-owned subsidiary companies) are private companies, set up by NHS Trusts - and they're sadly back on the agenda.
Contracts take NHS workers out of the NHS, with inferior T&Cs against their will, and must be opposed.
Find out more here 👇
keepournhspublic.com/five-things-...
Contracts take NHS workers out of the NHS, with inferior T&Cs against their will, and must be opposed.
Find out more here 👇
keepournhspublic.com/five-things-...
Five things to know about NHS SubCos in 2025 and why they should be resisted
What is an NHS SubCo?
An NHS wholly-owned subsidiary company (SubCo) is a private company, set up by a NHS Foundation Trust (FT) or, less often, by a NHS Trust to which they can transfer in-house s...
keepournhspublic.com
May 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
SubCos (wholly-owned subsidiary companies) are private companies, set up by NHS Trusts - and they're sadly back on the agenda.
Contracts take NHS workers out of the NHS, with inferior T&Cs against their will, and must be opposed.
Find out more here 👇
keepournhspublic.com/five-things-...
Contracts take NHS workers out of the NHS, with inferior T&Cs against their will, and must be opposed.
Find out more here 👇
keepournhspublic.com/five-things-...
Unions will fight ‘zombie’ SubCos promises UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea as she criticises lack of action on NHS outsourcing and privatisation at #TUC25
September 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Unions will fight ‘zombie’ SubCos promises UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea as she criticises lack of action on NHS outsourcing and privatisation at #TUC25
“In recent months UNISON has been involved in a series of campaigns against subsidiary companies.” UNISON’s Linda Hobson moving composite 11 on SubCos at Labour conference #Lab25
A recent 94% vote for strike action in Dorset shows the response from NHS staff is 'phenomenal'.
A recent 94% vote for strike action in Dorset shows the response from NHS staff is 'phenomenal'.
September 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM
“In recent months UNISON has been involved in a series of campaigns against subsidiary companies.” UNISON’s Linda Hobson moving composite 11 on SubCos at Labour conference #Lab25
A recent 94% vote for strike action in Dorset shows the response from NHS staff is 'phenomenal'.
A recent 94% vote for strike action in Dorset shows the response from NHS staff is 'phenomenal'.
Labour forced to change course on NHS subcos: now roll back outsourcing
lowdownnhs.info/comment/labo...
lowdownnhs.info/comment/labo...
Labour forced to change course on NHS subcos: now roll back outsourcing - The Lowdown
After months of dispute, the government has decided to bring an end to the farce of NHS Trusts forming wholly owned subsidiary companies – subcos – to avoid tax and to threaten staff terms and conditi...
lowdownnhs.info
September 29, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Labour forced to change course on NHS subcos: now roll back outsourcing
lowdownnhs.info/comment/labo...
lowdownnhs.info/comment/labo...
18/ The UK's version: hospital deals called PFI. Private consortiums built NHS hospitals decades ago and lease them back at high repayments, draining trust budgets with no buyout timeline set. lowdownnhs.info/comment/labo...
Government change course after lobbying on NHS spin-off companies - The Lowdown
After months of dispute, the government has decided to bring an end to the farce of NHS Trusts forming wholly owned subsidiary companies – subcos – to avoid tax and to threaten staff terms and conditi...
lowdownnhs.info
August 23, 2026 at 1:13 AM
18/ The UK's version: hospital deals called PFI. Private consortiums built NHS hospitals decades ago and lease them back at high repayments, draining trust budgets with no buyout timeline set. lowdownnhs.info/comment/labo...
The new threat to the NHS from SubCos
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An NHS wholly-owned subsidiary company is a private company, set up by a NHS Foundation Trust to cut costs in response to NHS underfunding
@marisharay.bsky.social @keepournhspublic.bsky.social @helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social @ldhealthandcare.org
buff.ly/pR0K7Ay
An NHS wholly-owned subsidiary company is a private company, set up by a NHS Foundation Trust to cut costs in response to NHS underfunding
@marisharay.bsky.social @keepournhspublic.bsky.social @helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social @ldhealthandcare.org
Resisting SubCos
The new threat from SubCos An NHS wholly-owned subsidiary company (SubCo) is a private company, set up by a NHS Foundation Trust (FT) or an NHS Trust to which they can transfer in-house support…
buff.ly
December 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The new threat to the NHS from SubCos
buff.ly/pR0K7Ay
An NHS wholly-owned subsidiary company is a private company, set up by a NHS Foundation Trust to cut costs in response to NHS underfunding
@marisharay.bsky.social @keepournhspublic.bsky.social @helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social @ldhealthandcare.org
buff.ly/pR0K7Ay
An NHS wholly-owned subsidiary company is a private company, set up by a NHS Foundation Trust to cut costs in response to NHS underfunding
@marisharay.bsky.social @keepournhspublic.bsky.social @helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social @ldhealthandcare.org
Delighted that @mothinali.bsky.social is joining our launch of #Subcos in the #NHS & #Patientsnotpassports exhibitions at Space2, The Old Fire Station, Gipton, Harehills. Join us for drinks & nibbles, 22nd January, 17:00 - 19:00pm
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January 12, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Delighted that @mothinali.bsky.social is joining our launch of #Subcos in the #NHS & #Patientsnotpassports exhibitions at Space2, The Old Fire Station, Gipton, Harehills. Join us for drinks & nibbles, 22nd January, 17:00 - 19:00pm
leedskeepournhspublic.wordpress.com/2026/01/12/w...
leedskeepournhspublic.wordpress.com/2026/01/12/w...
Pleased the govt has stepped in to block plans to outsource NHS workers in Dorset into a SubCo.
Following intensive campaigning by me, fellow Dorset Labour MPs and UNISON, national policy has changed - SubCos will only go ahead with clear union support.
www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2549825...
Following intensive campaigning by me, fellow Dorset Labour MPs and UNISON, national policy has changed - SubCos will only go ahead with clear union support.
www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2549825...
Strike vote prompts ministers to 'pause' Dorset NHS outsourcing plans
The government has halted plans to outsource Dorset NHS workers after Unison announced strike action.
www.bournemouthecho.co.uk
September 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Pleased the govt has stepped in to block plans to outsource NHS workers in Dorset into a SubCo.
Following intensive campaigning by me, fellow Dorset Labour MPs and UNISON, national policy has changed - SubCos will only go ahead with clear union support.
www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2549825...
Following intensive campaigning by me, fellow Dorset Labour MPs and UNISON, national policy has changed - SubCos will only go ahead with clear union support.
www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2549825...
Members attending @unisonwestmids.bsky.social annual health conference heard from general secretary Christina McAnea about how the union had stopped government plans to outsource low-paid NHS workers to subcos, including at George Eliot Hospital in Nuneaton.
Great to have Christina McAnea
speaking at our annual health conference yesterday
talking about issues in health and wins across the West
Midlands #Unison @unisontheunion.bsky.social
speaking at our annual health conference yesterday
talking about issues in health and wins across the West
Midlands #Unison @unisontheunion.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Members attending @unisonwestmids.bsky.social annual health conference heard from general secretary Christina McAnea about how the union had stopped government plans to outsource low-paid NHS workers to subcos, including at George Eliot Hospital in Nuneaton.
🚨 New report shows NHS subcos are making more money by squeezing staff pensions than by winning new business. UNISON says it's time to bring these workers back into the NHS.
Read more here ⬇️
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Read more here ⬇️
unsn.uk/49NXbLp
January 21, 2026 at 12:04 PM
🚨 New report shows NHS subcos are making more money by squeezing staff pensions than by winning new business. UNISON says it's time to bring these workers back into the NHS.
Read more here ⬇️
unsn.uk/49NXbLp
Read more here ⬇️
unsn.uk/49NXbLp
Firmus is building 'a network of AI Factories across Australia' to 'connect Australian AI infrastructure directly with the United States, ensuring the AI infrastructure we build here can reliably serve the world's leading AI-Natives.'
www.businessnewsaustralia.com/articles/fir...
#politas #auspol
www.businessnewsaustralia.com/articles/fir...
#politas #auspol
Firmus secures $416m cornerstone SUBCO cable investment
Australian AI infrastructure company Firmus Technologies has made a US$300 million ($416 million) cornerstone investment in SUBCOs APX East submarine cable syst
www.businessnewsaustralia.com
September 4, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Firmus is building 'a network of AI Factories across Australia' to 'connect Australian AI infrastructure directly with the United States, ensuring the AI infrastructure we build here can reliably serve the world's leading AI-Natives.'
www.businessnewsaustralia.com/articles/fir...
#politas #auspol
www.businessnewsaustralia.com/articles/fir...
#politas #auspol
'The NHS cannot be rebuilt by slashing the pay and conditions of the lowest paid' UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea speaking in the opening session of the Trades Union Congress #TUC25
Christina McAnea promises robust union response to fight outsourcing
www.unison.org.uk/news/2025/09...
Christina McAnea promises robust union response to fight outsourcing
www.unison.org.uk/news/2025/09...
September 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
'The NHS cannot be rebuilt by slashing the pay and conditions of the lowest paid' UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea speaking in the opening session of the Trades Union Congress #TUC25
Christina McAnea promises robust union response to fight outsourcing
www.unison.org.uk/news/2025/09...
Christina McAnea promises robust union response to fight outsourcing
www.unison.org.uk/news/2025/09...
When healthcare workers are outsourced to SubCos, it often comes at the expense of worker pay and conditions. Unions will fight this all the way! #SayNo2SubCo #SaveOurNHS
Unions will fight ‘zombie’ SubCos promises UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea as she criticises lack of action on NHS outsourcing and privatisation at #TUC25
September 9, 2025 at 2:46 PM
When healthcare workers are outsourced to SubCos, it often comes at the expense of worker pay and conditions. Unions will fight this all the way! #SayNo2SubCo #SaveOurNHS
Solidarity with #Airedale #NHS hospital strikers. No SubCOs in the NHS. #fairpay #fairpensions #safestaffing
January 25, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Solidarity with #Airedale #NHS hospital strikers. No SubCOs in the NHS. #fairpay #fairpensions #safestaffing
