Former senior union staffer Liz Chinchen appointed as aide to health secretary to advise on industrial relations
A senior union figure has joined the government to advise the health secretary Wes Streeting on industrial relations in health and social care, it was announced today.
Ms Chinchen, who was chief of staff and previously head of media at Unison, will “work closely” with Streeting and “focus on sustaining and developing good industrial relations in the NHS and policy to support and develop the social care workforce,’ the government said.
It added she will work with ministers, senior officials, NHS England and the department’s Social Partnership Forum to advise on work to support and develop the social care workforce, in addition to supporting Mr Streeting’s aims to ‘maintain a strong ethos of social partnership with trades unions and employers in developing policies to improve staff experience, and set out a new ten year plan for the NHS workforce.’
As well as unions, Ms Chinchen has also worked in local government and film.
