NHS staff news
Princess Alexandra Hospital domestics win battle against outsourcing
Domestics at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow have scored a dramatic victory against a threat to outsource their jobs. Management confirmed yesterday that they are committing to keeping the workers in-house, narrowly averting a strike […]
The crisis in General Practice is unsustainable for everyone
The headlines continue to tell the story of the precipitous decline in General Practice – increasing rates of practice closures, falling GP numbers and lengthening waits for appointments. And behind the figures is something less […]
The future of primary care and GPs – KONP’s charter for the future
General practice across the UK is in deep crisis Here we launch a discussion on general practice, the crisis it faces, NHS England’s proposals and we propose a campaign with a charter of demands to […]
Circle in court action against the NHS to protect their profits – Nottingham KONP fights on
Nottingham Keep Our NHS Public have been campaigning against Circle’s takeover of their hospital services for some time. Now though, there has been a significant development prompting the HSJ to write an article about how […]
Fining trusts for patient deaths robs others of better treatment
You would think that the prospect of losing a patient was motivation enough to encourage the most thorough diagnosis and treatment of a sick person. However, from April the government could now impose fines upon […]