Industrial Relations

Papers relating to industrial action in the health service, notably re effects on patients of the hospital doctors industrial action in 1975, the ancillary workers and ambulance men strike 1979 and its effects, and the NHS pay dispute and industrial action 1981-1982.

Includes documents by the London Voluntary Service Council, 'Using volunteers', issued as a result of strikes in 1979 (the Patients Association contributed to the discussion); press cuttings and articles on the 1979 strikes and information on a disputes procedures code 1980; DHSS Health Circular 'Health Services Management. If industrial relations break down', Dec 1979 on the handling of disputes and options available re volunteers and contingency planning; DHSS press releases during the industrial action and NHS pay dispute 1981/1982.

1975-1982

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