https://somersetdaily.co.uk/tags/pulse/Recent content in pulse on Somerset DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usThu, 07 May 2026 04:55:00 +0000https://somersetdaily.co.uk/council-opposes-plan-to-privatise-hundreds-of-nhs-bank-staff-roles/Thu, 07 May 2026 04:55:00 +0000https://somersetdaily.co.uk/council-opposes-plan-to-privatise-hundreds-of-nhs-bank-staff-roles/A councillor has strongly criticised plans to transfer hundreds of NHS bank staff across Bath and North East Somerset and Wiltshire to the private company Pulse, describing the move as “not acceptable.” The Royal United Hospital (RUH) in Bath, along with Salisbury NHS Trust and Swindon’s Great Western Hospital NHS Trust, collectively known as the BSW Hospitals Group, intend to outsource these bank staff roles starting August 1. Robin Moss, leader of the Labour opposition on Bath and North East Somerset Council, said that Labour councillors have written to Health Secretary Wes Streeting to express their concerns.https://somersetdaily.co.uk/councillor-condemns-plan-to-privatise-hundreds-of-nhs-bank-staff-jobs/Thu, 07 May 2026 04:55:00 +0000https://somersetdaily.co.uk/councillor-condemns-plan-to-privatise-hundreds-of-nhs-bank-staff-jobs/A councillor has condemned proposals to transfer hundreds of NHS ‘bank’ staff across Bath and North East Somerset and Wiltshire to a private company, labeling the plan as “not acceptable.” The Royal United Hospital in Bath, along with Salisbury NHS Trust and Swindon’s Great Western Hospital NHS Trust, which collectively operate as the BSW Hospitals Group, intends to move these temporary staff to Pulse — a private workforce provider — starting August 1.