Newsletter – May 2018
National KONP and NHS news NHS at 70: Free, for all, forever On Saturday 30 June people will be taking to the streets to demonstrate and celebrate the NHS’ 70th year. There will be a […]
General Practice
Push Doctor adverts condemned by the advertising watchdog
In August 2017 we publicised how Push Doctor was making false claims in its advertising drive. The ASA (Advertising Standards Authority) has now banned some Push Doctor ads for implying that services were provided by the NHS, and therefore not making […]
Care UK asks NHS GPs to peddle Care UK’s private operations
Care UK, a private business holding many NHS health and social care contracts, has sent hundreds of GPs a list of prices – from minor procedures to major elective surgery. They ‘suggest’ that NHS GPs […]
Escalating pressures on GP family doctors
General Practice crisis – ‘situation critical’ on Hunt’s watch Threats from private GP companies masquerading under the NHS logo, claims that ‘apps’ are better than seeing your GP, and now selected patients encouraged to transfer to new […]
Push Doctor implies private service is run by NHS doctors
[updated 20 April 2018] GPs and campaigners in London were shocked to see posters on the London Underground advertising Push Doctor – this is a private doctor service encouraging people to pay per consultation and […]
Made Public! Private company sent packing in London
Camden and Islington (north London) KONP groups were celebrating a victory yesterday, as it was announced that the contract for out-of-hours GP services in north-central London was being awarded to a GP-led not-for-profit consortium, and taken off the […]
HCT Newspaper Pulls No Punches
Health Campaigns Together, the alliance of health campaign organisations formed to coordinate and promote the action to save the NHS, has published a free PDF newspaper listing the threats facing the NHS and calling for […]
KONP GP Challenges GP Slur
GP and Keep Our NHS public campaigner Dr David Wrigley has challenged assertions made by the Care Quality Commision’s Inspector of General Practice, Dr Steve Field – himself a GP. Field has publicly condemned many […]