NHS and Social Services: Coronavirus

(asked on 19th January 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on what dates he has spoken to (a) trades unions and (b) staff associations on the impact of covid-19 vaccination as a condition of deployment within (i) the social care sector and (ii) the NHS as of 19 January 2022.


Answered by
Edward Argar Portrait
Edward Argar
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
This question was answered on 29th March 2022

Ministers discussed the policy with UNISON officials on 14 January 2022. Departmental officials have met frequently with stakeholders, including trades unions. This included meetings to discuss the impact in the National Health Service between 11 to 13 October 2021; two workshops with the Social Partnership Forum and meetings in wider social care settings on 15, 17 and 30 December 2021 and 10 and 11 January 2022. Meetings regarding the policy in care homes meetings were held on the 4 August 2021 with UNISON and staff association representatives.

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