Government failure: NHS staff still at high risk
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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Not just for NHS: Transport and frontline workers need PPE and Testing
This article was produced by Keep Our NHS Public Co-Chair Tony O’Sullivan, for the transport worker trade union ASLEF’s Victoria Line branch newsletter, explaining our position on the dangers facing frontline workers across sectors during […]
Keep Our NHS Public launches weekly figures on health and care worker deaths
Keep Our NHS Public has launched the first of its weekly updates, remembering the health and care workers who have been lost during the Coronavirus crisis. We will be continuing to publish these figures every […]
Tories remain hostile to the NHS
Despite Covid and claps, the Tories have shown they remain deeply hostile to a public National Health ServiceHowever much the Tories are now clapping for our NHS, we must remember that they are fundamentally opposed […]
Volunteers – part of the solution to the Covid-19 crisis
Faced with an NHS and social care system ill-prepared for the coronavirus pandemic, the call went out for 250,000 volunteer community support workers to help up to 1.5 million people who have been asked to […]
NHS trust debts written off: now for a real change of regime
News that the Department of Health and NHS England have agreed a formula to write off the staggering £13.4 billion of loans that have been propping up NHS trusts and foundation trusts will be welcomed […]
Abortion decision reversed twice in response to Covid-19
Wendy Savage, Keep Our NHS Public founder and Honorary Life President and Olivia O’Sullivan, secretary of Save Lewisham Hospital Campaign reveal the impact of the Government’s flip flopping over abortion legislation during the Covid19 crisis. […]
NHS staff need protecting from Covid-19
Alia Butt, a Psychotherapist and a member of Keep Our NHS Public’s Staff Voices group, tells us why you should sign our #6demands petition to ensure NHS staff have safer working conditions and testing for […]
Covid-19: When even Jeremy Hunt criticises government response – we know we’re in trouble
Jeremy Hunt’s comments on BBC Newsnight last night regarding the feeble UK government response to Coronavirus have been amplified across mainstream and social media today. It’s not remarkable that the Chair of the House of […]
Cleaners walk out after contractor fails to pay wages despite Covid-19 outbreak
Private company ISS leaves staff with no money for food, no payments, delayed payments, under payments and crucially no protective clothing as first case of Covid-19 confirmed at Lewisham Hospital. Cleaning, portering and catering staff […]