What will life be like if the NHS dies?
A word to the well-off from Susan James, a KONP member who has lived in the US and warns of how, in an insurance based healthcare system, even those who think they are covered financially […]
Articles by Keep Our NHS Public
The human right to healthcare
United Nations House Scotland, Roundtable on the Human Right to Healthcare 27 April 2023Talk given on behalf of KONP by co-chair John Puntis Many thanks on behalf of Keep Our NHS Public (KONP) for the […]
Integrated Care Boards and the private sector
Greg Dropkin, KONP Merseyside This article first appeared in labournet.net 6 April 2023 and a shortened version in Health campaigns Together TU newsletter later in April. NHS monies are flowing to private companies, including firms […]
Damning poll shows voters see through government spin
More than two thirds of the public think the NHS is underfunded, including over half of Conservative votersSamantha Wathan, KONP Press Officer discusses recent poll carried out for Keep Our NHS Public This week has […]
The struggle for better pay and working conditions is still central to the fight to save the NHS
Keep Our NHS Public stands with all those who work in the NHS, whether they are directly employed by the NHS or employed by outsourced companies. We stand with NHS staff whether they voted to […]
KONP/HCT Statement on NHS pay offer
Keep Our NHS Public and Health Campaigns Together (KONP/HCT) totally support the health unions, their members and the NHS in fighting for pay justice. Pay justice is vital for the workforce to be supported, to […]
SOS NHS demonstration: Take heart – the world is watching
‘Often (and in recent times especially) it can feel like our cause is too difficult to fight, but take heart and keep going – the world is quite literally watching.‘ Samantha Wathan, KONP Press Officer […]
KONP replies to unwarranted allegations
Honest criticism and constructive feedback can strengthen campaigning and are to be welcomed. It is unhelpful, however, when negative and unsubstantiated allegations are made about the organisation, its members and executive. This not only […]
Data Protection and Digital Information Bill is back
Update: Data Protection and Digital Information Bill No.2 Last year the government introduced the Data Protection and Digital Information (DPDI) Bill, which included measures to weaken protections for personal data, including patients’ NHS data. (A […]
I am a junior doctor – enough is enough
‘Working in the NHS now can feel very much like being put onto a ship after it has hit an iceberg… Our industrial action is a demand for action. A message that we will tolerate […]