Cleaners, porters and caterers are embroiled in a row with a hospital trust over job privatisation.
Hospital chiefs "risked patient safety" by bringing in "untrained" strike-breakers during industrial action, a union claimed.
Hundreds of cleaners, porters and caterers walked out at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust sites in August in aPublic service union Unison said temporary staff drafted in to Colchester Hospital were inexperienced in monitoring blood and oxygen levels.it was "working hard" to ensure patients would "receive the service they expect".Further action is planned at Colchester Hospital between 10 and 14 September.
The union claimed those drafted in were put up in hotels and given bus transport to the hospital sites – including Aldeburgh Community Hospital, Suffolk.Unison also alleged that when strikers returned to work, they found milk and food left out beyond their use-by dates.John Fairhall/BBC"ESNEFT's sticking plaster solutions last month show exactly why staff are taking action," said Unison Eastern regional organiser Sam Older.
Last month, Mr Hulme said there were discussion with staff "about the issues that are important to them". He added that while a full business case had not yet been submitted to the trust board, it wanted to engage with staff and the union to get the "best possible service for our patients".
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