New health body must be ‘fit for purpose’, says UNISON

Responding to the announcement today (Tuesday) by Health Secretary Matt Hancock that Public Health England (PHE) is to be merged into the new National Institute for Health Protection, UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said:
“Yet again workers are facing a major upheaval while being kept in the dark about the detail. They need to know what the changes mean – and so do the public.
“The merger may bring benefits – including for test and tra