2018 – January to December roundup
Alongside our post ‘2018 – a year of non-stop campaigning’ here is a month-by-month review of our campaigning efforts and the many positives we achieved. JANUARY The year started with one of the worst NHS […]
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2018 – a year of non-stop campaigning
As we take a look back at KONP’s campaigning work in 2018 – alongside Health Campaigns Together and our allies – it is impressive and daunting to see just how much work has been required […]
Newsletter – November 2018
oveoveeNational KONP and NHS News Scrap ICPs & Support the NHS Bill: Rally & Petition at Parliament & DoH Thank you to the over a hundred supporters who turned out on Friday 26 October to […]
Newsletter – October 2018
National KONP and NHS News NHSE Consultation on Integrated Care Providers NHS England is consulting on a new model of health and social care provision that could see multi-billion-pound contracts handed over to the private […]
We won! Closure of Sheffield services shelved.
The future of Sheffield’s NHS walk-in centre and minor injuries unit has been secured for two years after health bosses agreed to reconsider proposals to close them. After tireless campaigning from Sheffield Save Our NHS (SSON), […]
Medic or not, Dr Bawa-Garba’s case affects us all
On Monday 13 August, after a battle that has lasted nearly three years, the court of appeal ruled that the decision to strike Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba from the medical register should be overturned. Furthermore, the […]
Newsletter – August 2018
National KONP and NHS News Hunt replaced by Hancock as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care May’s panicked cabinet reshuffle on 9 July has finally rid our NHS of Jeremy Hunt who, after […]
Wigan victory against subcos must spur on national fight
The battle to prevent nearly 900 staff at the Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Trust being outsourced to a private limited company (“WWL Solutions”) has been won. The Trust, like many others exploring similar plans across […]
ACO Judicial Review: political victories, legal setbacks – good news on costs
Important political wins and favourable costs ruling override disappointment of legal defeat in JR4NHS vs Department of Health and NHS England – ACO consultation launched 3rd August On 5th July, the High Court handed down its judgement […]
Newsletter – July 2018
Happy 70th Birthday to Our NHS National KONP and NHS News NHS at 70: London Demonstration Well done everyone!! Thank you to everyone who joined us in Central London on the 30th June to celebrate […]