UNISON PCT inc. Privatisation No consultation NO WAY

Socialist Resistance no38 | page 5

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longerterm involvement in the NHS "commissioning" budget.

Encouraged by the Derbyshire PCT's bizarre and unexplained decision to select UHE - which has no existing experience in primary care, no management structure and no statt - as the preterred provider in place of a number of bids from local established GPs, ministers unveiled plans to bring in private providers to deliver services of 800 GPs in 30 "under-doctored" areas.

The judgment throws a spanner in the works of the privatisation juggernaut,

opposition, Derby city.

Either way, it's important for campaigners to remember that this landmark judgement is not a magic solution to privatisation - which can still proceed legally if PCTs can show they have "consulted" local people.

The key to confronting the privatisers is to mobilise the widest and most vocal local opposition - and that means building lively local campaigns.