Meetings for members about plans for an Integrated Care Organisation

DO YOU WORK IN ADULT’S OR CHILDREN’S SOCIAL CARE AT NORTH SOMERSET COUNCIL, OR FOR WESTON AREA HEALTH TRUST, NHS NORTH SOMERSET OR NORTH SOMERSET COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP? IF SO YOU NEED TO READ THIS AND ATTEND ONE OF THE MEETINGS LISTED

North Somerset Council is proposing to create an Integrated Care Organisation by putting Adult Social Care and Children & Young People’s Services into a brand new organisation along with Weston Area Health Trust, NHS North Somerset and North Somerset Community Partnership (already a Social Enterprise). It looks likely that this Integrated Care Organisation will be a brand new organisation (probably a social enterprise), which affected staff will be TUPE transferred into. Don't let the term social enterprise fool you - a social enterprise is a private company. So this also means it will be the biggest privatisation of public services undertaken in North Somerset. We as UNISON members need to be in there influencing the process at an early stage, and arguing for closer partnership working and secondment of staff, rather than the transfer of staff to a new organisation, where staff terms and conditions may be changed. UNISON reps involved in the consultation on these proposals need to know what members think and are prepared to do. As a result it is really important that you attend one of the meetings listed below to find out more and give us your opinion. We are also asking you to bring non-union colleagues along to the meetings so that that we can encourage them to join. And we will be looking for a member of every team affected to become a workplace contact or rep so that we can ensure good communication throughout the process. If you would like to put your name forward as a contact please email unison@n-somerset.gov.uk or phone 01934 634759.

The council's report on the Integrated Care Organisation can be found here http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/cairo/docs/doc23399.htm

MEETINGS FOR MEMBERS AFFECTED BY THE INTEGRATED CARE ORGANISATION AND ALL THE LATEST ON THE PENSIONS NEGOTIATIONS & BALLOTS

26 April in the Kenn Room at the Town Hall at 12 noon

3 May in rooms G8/9/10 at Castlewood at 12 noon

9 May in First Floor room 2 at Badger House at 12.30

10 May in the Waverley room in the Academy at Weston General Hospital at 12 noon

23 May in rooms G8/9/10 at Castlewood at 12.30

29 May in First Floor room 2 at Badger House at 12.30

7 June in the Kenn Room at the Town Hall at 12.30

14 June in the Waverley room in the Academy at Weston General Hospital at 12.30