Press Summary: 15 January
13 January Junior Doctors’ strike Commentary from Owen Jones in the Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jan/12/junior-doctor-strike-save-nhs-stand-up-government 18 more stories
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Press Summary: 12 January
12 January Junior Doctors’ strike Today’s main national story, and also featuring in many local outlets. Stories nationally tended to lead with the ‘disruption’ caused, but most also included some explanation of the background to […]
Press Summary: 8 January
6 January Mental health services at grave risk through privatization (local) West Bridgford Wire (Notts) http://westbridgfordwire.com/mental-health-treatment-under-the-nhs-is-at-extreme-risk 5 more stories
We Stand With them
The junior doctors, amidst a storm of crafted “spin” and ludicrous claims that the BMA has somehow been “hijacked” by a bunch of irresponsible Lefties, are taking strike action tomorrow (Tuesday 12 January). An historic and […]
Press Summary: 6 January
2 January Mid Yorkshire trust advancing plans to ‘centralise’ A&E to cut costs (local) Yorkshire Post: http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/mid-yorkshire-hospitals-trust-to-bring-forward-plans-to-centralise-a-e-services-to-this-year-1-7652283 14 more stories
Press Summary: 30 December 2015
24/12 NHS in Peril (local, Leicester) A good summary of what is threatening the NHS, and why KONP exists. Leicester Mercury: http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Wake-NHS-peril/story-28409610-detail/story.html 9 more stories…
Press Summary: 22 December 2015
Devolution: detailed analysis The likely grave consequences and the legislative framework for health devolution, with massive differences in provision over the country and a lack of integrated services as the true legacy, are described by […]
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 […]
KONP Co-Chair: Devo-London Dangers
New Keep Our NHS Public Co-Chair and health campaigner Dr Tony O’Sullivan listed the dangers of the plans to devolve health budgets to five London boroughs in an interview for London Live yesterday (15 December).