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| Unison withdraws claim of right to NHS judicial review | Unison withdraws claim of right to NHS judicial review |
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| Unison has withdrawn its claim that it had won the right to seek a judicial review of government plans for changes to the NHS in England. | Unison has withdrawn its claim that it had won the right to seek a judicial review of government plans for changes to the NHS in England. |
| The union now says it is still waiting for a decision by a High Court judge. | |
| Unison is seeking to challenge plans by the government to give GPs control of their own budgets, and abolish the existing local health trusts. | Unison is seeking to challenge plans by the government to give GPs control of their own budgets, and abolish the existing local health trusts. |
| It says the proposals were not in the election manifestos of either the Conservatives or Liberal Democrats. | It says the proposals were not in the election manifestos of either the Conservatives or Liberal Democrats. |
| Unison put out the correction at 2120 BST, just under three hours after it had said its bid for a judicial review had been successful. | Unison put out the correction at 2120 BST, just under three hours after it had said its bid for a judicial review had been successful. |
| The government's plans for radical changes to the health service in England were published in a white paper in July. | The government's plans for radical changes to the health service in England were published in a white paper in July. |
| The proposed abolition of primary care trusts came as a surprise to many within the NHS, as the coalition programme for government had envisaged a continuing role for the NHS organisations. | The proposed abolition of primary care trusts came as a surprise to many within the NHS, as the coalition programme for government had envisaged a continuing role for the NHS organisations. |
| Unison argues that the public should have a legal right to be consulted on the changes, which it describes as "drastic". | |
| The government says it is making every effort to listen to members of the public, unions, and NHS staff about the proposals. | |
| It claims that the changes would mean greater choice and accountability, and it wants to see them completed across England by April 2013. |