Newsletter – February 2017
Join people from organisations all over the UK in London on 4th March to campaign for Our NHS! Join us in marching for a publicly owned NHS and Social Care Service. Amongst others KONP will […]
Month: February 2017
Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs) – what they are and how to challenge them
The NHS is not ‘in debt’: – it has suffered deliberate de-funding since 2010 and it cannot provide safe care without ‘overspending’. The context includes severe cuts to the Public Health and social care […]
Press Summary: 21 February
14 February Great NHS gamble (local) Lancashire Post, widely citing KONP member David Wrigley. Well done David. Part of the Johnston Group’s coordinated look at the NHS. http://www.lep.co.uk/news/health/the-great-nhs-gamble-secret-plans-to-trim-millions-from-health-budgets-1-8387977 Also the Yorkshire Post http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/health/nhs-special-report-impending-disaster-of-downgrading-emergency-units-1-8387525 [7+ more […]
Press Release: STPs will NOT work, King’s Fund
[Tuesday 21 February 2017] The King’s Fund report on delivering the government’s plans for the NHS – Delivering Sustainability and Transformation Plans [1] – does not reflect what is really happening to the NHS in […]
Press Summary: 15 February
8 February Nuffield Trust says delayed discharges far higher than official figures Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/feb/08/bed-blocking-three-times-worse-than-nhs-figures-show-study [16 more stories]
KeepOurNHSPublic.com server migration
The Keep Our NHS Public web site is going to be migrating to a different host server over the next few days. Because of this our shop and our comments sections will not be available […]
Press Summary: 7 February
31 January 2000 doctors warn May of safety risks Mirror http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/patient-safety-at-risk-due-9723968 Warning of GP cuts in NHS overhaul Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/31/warning-cuts-family-doctors-nhs-overhaul/ [27+ more stories]