RepsDirect No 181 - 13 June 2003



From
Head of Health, Gail Cartmail General Secretary, Roger Lyons

1 Alan Milburn

This statement went out yesterday and has provided the foundation of considerable presswork.

Amicus, the union for professional NHS staff, pays tribute to Amicus member, Alan Milburn MP, on his resignation.

Gail Cartmail, Head of Health at Amicus, said:

"We respect Alan Milburn's decision to resign for family reasons, especially as Amicus is the lead union campaigning union for work life balance."

"We have secured the assurance of No 10 that our members working in health care profession can expect the same level of commitment including full funding to Agenda for Change as was give by Alan Milburn as Secretary of State. Our members have voted overwhelmingly to try out Agenda for Change, the most radical and far-reaching reform of public sector pay and conditions. "

"The clear message is from Government that the NHS plan and Agenda for Change is at the heart of Government policy and there will be robust continuity to ensure that all goes ahead as planned."

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