Babylon’s Health App Puts Patients At Risk
Dr Ameen Kamlana on why Babylon Health App is a serious risk to patient safety. On July 16th, Dr Renee Hoenderkamp, the resident GP at BBC Radio London tweeted what she thought about Babylon Health […]
Month: August 2018
New study suggesting mortality not affected by closures of A&E’s is flawed
A recent report in the Guardian needs to be taken with a pinch of salt, argues Keep Our NHS Public. The article ‘Long journeys caused by A&E closures will not lead to more deaths‘ citing […]
The Government is taking valued NHS volunteers for a ride
Covering up for government mismanagement? No one volunteered for that Volunteers have always fulfilled an essential role within our healthcare system. Ten years before the NHS began in 1938 the Royal Voluntary Service (RVS) […]
Medic or not, Dr Bawa-Garba’s case affects us all
On Monday 13 August, after a battle that has lasted nearly three years, the court of appeal ruled that the decision to strike Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba from the medical register should be overturned. Furthermore, the […]
No to Hostile Environment at Barts Health NHS Trust
North East London Save Our NHS (NELSON) are undertaking a powerful campaign to say no to racism, no to scapegoating and no to the Tories ‘Hostile Environment’ in the NHS and the wider community. Our NHS […]
Newsletter – August 2018
National KONP and NHS News Hunt replaced by Hancock as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care May’s panicked cabinet reshuffle on 9 July has finally rid our NHS of Jeremy Hunt who, after […]
Wigan victory against subcos must spur on national fight
The battle to prevent nearly 900 staff at the Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Trust being outsourced to a private limited company (“WWL Solutions”) has been won. The Trust, like many others exploring similar plans across […]
Naylor Review: NHS Land and Buildings Sell Off
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Keep Our NHS Public is beginning a new series of videos called, What You Need to Know. They will present in bitesized chunks some of the key issues facing our […]
Is Privatisation a risk to our health?
Virgin Care is now one of the largest healthcare providers in the UK. Over the last five years Richard Branson’s company have been awarded almost £2 billion worth of NHS contracts. They now hold at […]
ACO Judicial Review: political victories, legal setbacks – good news on costs
Important political wins and favourable costs ruling override disappointment of legal defeat in JR4NHS vs Department of Health and NHS England – ACO consultation launched 3rd August On 5th July, the High Court handed down its judgement […]