National Education Union Press Statement in response to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement on relaxing of the lockdown and the phased return of schools Dr Mary Bousted, Joint General Secretary of the National Education Union, […]
Teachers, parents and education staff have responded with the utmost seriousness and professionalism to this crisis. They need to be confident that public health is the first priority in all considerations concerning how we work together to combat this […]
Accurate accounting is part of honouring the dead: the Government should start with transparency and humility The UK looks on course to be one of the worst affected countries in Europe with respect to deaths […]
John Puntis is a consultant paediatrician and co-chair of Keep Our NHS Public. As a paediatrician, I share the grave concerns of nurse Iain Wilson who has two children at school in Lewisham and has […]
With great sadness, Keep Our NHS Public bids goodbye to Pete Gillard, who died on 21 April. Pete was a tireless health campaigner, a lifelong socialist and trade unionist, an Executive Committee member in Keep […]
The Government has declared that Social Care is part of the family of the NHS. The last time many of us heard that expression was from hospital managers trying to persuade striking porters, cleaners and […]
‘Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation’ (DNACPR) agreements are part of good medical practice, but should never be driven by panic or unethical decisions relating to rationing. There is an urgent need for national guidance from […]
Stories in the press concerning DNACPR A GP practice in Wales sent letters to patients asking them to complete a DNACPR form (1). The letter was reported to state: “Completing a DNACPR will have several […]
A new study published in the Health Service Journal (HSJ) has provided the fullest information yet available on health and social care workers who are dying of Covid-19 in the UK. The study confirmed 106 […]
Government failings are putting lifesaving NHS staff at risk, and the latest PPE scandal is guaranteed to make matters far worse. ‘I would love to be able to wave a magic wand and have PPE […]
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