Keep Our NHS Public Co-Chair Dr Tony O’Sullivan has been videod by Ealing Save Our NHS, answering the questions people ask about the NHS: is it being privatised, isn’t private better, why the NHS is best. This absolutely needs to be seen. Widely.
PF2 Meeting in Birmingham: Will ‘PFI plus’ happen here?
The Metropolitan Hospital Project – despite its gradiose name – is in fact a large privately financed development of one of Birmingham and the Black Country’s main trusts – Sandwell and West Birmingham (known locally as ‘City and Sandwell’), one of the UK’s first under PFI’s successor, PF2. Birmingham KONP, TUC and several unions commissioned a report on the project from Dr John Lister, and this is being launched on:
Wednesday 15 June, 6.30-8.30pm, at the Birmingham and Midland Institute, Margaret Street, Birmingham, B3 3BS. All welcome.
John Lister will present the report. There will be an opportunity to ask questions and get involved in the ongoing campaign. The event will be free, but any donations and other contributions to costs will be welcome.
NHS Finance Shortfalls Will Drive Massive Cuts
The deliberate, sustained and massive under-funding of our NHS is not only continuing, it is now being incorporated into sweeping regional changes dressed up as “transformation measures” that will force debt-ridden NHS organisations to make yet more draconian cuts – and almost certainly cost jobs. Read more NHS Finance Shortfalls Will Drive Massive Cuts