The winter crisis is one of this government’s own making
Is the winter crisis a new phenomenon? A winter crisis in the NHS may not be an entirely new phenomenon, but the severity of it is. 2012-13 saw the first reports of a winter crisis, […]
Month: December 2018
Ministers refuse to rule out more mass operation cancellations or ringfence the £240m funding for social care
The Department of Health and Social Care will not ringfence £240m social care funding, nor guarantee mass surgical cancellations will not happen again this winter. At a meeting of the Committee of Public Accounts yesterday […]
Plan to end Huddersfield A&E gets green light – campaigners see red
This week it was announced that the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has approved £196.5 million of capital funding for reconfiguration plans of hospital and community services in Huddersfield. On the […]
Government recommends 54 NHS Trusts outsource services to private sector
The Government has drawn up a list of NHS trusts it believes should be outsourcing services to private health care providers to reduce waiting lists. Waiting lists have been growing due to Government cuts and […]
Newsletter – December 2018
National KONP and NHS News Matt Hancock’s endorsement of Babylon risks breaching ministerial code Keep Our NHS Public have long voiced our concerns about Matt Hancock’s appointment as Secretary of State for Health, one of […]