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Donald Trump has caused a storm of outrage with his plans to put the NHS “on the table” in a predatory trade deal with US private healthcare interests. Over 200,000 people in 24 hours have […]
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Today’s figures from NHS England show the worst waiting times since records began
Figures from NHS England released today back up the concerns of staff on the frontline that conditions are deteriorating in emergency departments and trusts across the UK. The report shows that due to underfunding and […]
Ministers refuse to rule out more mass operation cancellations or ringfence the £240m funding for social care
The Department of Health and Social Care will not ringfence £240m social care funding, nor guarantee mass surgical cancellations will not happen again this winter. At a meeting of the Committee of Public Accounts yesterday […]
National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance ignored: NHS England rationing plan is not Nice at all
NHS England proposals to withdraw 17 NHS clinical procedures contradict existing guidance from NICE, the recognised authority advising clinicians on the current state of research evidence. “Clinicians should read NICE guidance for themselves rather than […]
Serious questions surround increased NHS funding
Joint press release by Keep Our NHS Public, Health Campaigns Together and The People’s Assembly Against Austerity 17 June 2018 Serious questions surround increased NHS funding – an inadequate response for cash-starved service Theresa May […]
NO need for NHS Royal Commissions: let us restore Bevan’s principles
NHS cross party talks and Royal Commission The Labour Shadow Health Secretary Jon Ashworth and the Greens are right to reject yet another call for a cross-party review of long-term funding for the NHS. It […]
Fund our NHS from general taxation not National Insurance
KONP rejects calls to fund NHS through National Insurance NHS must be funded through general taxation, not regressive National Insurance At the current time around 80% of NHS funding comes from general taxation. General taxation […]
Press Summary – 19th December
Labour report that there are 100000 vacant jobs across the NHS 19th December 2017 Theresa May has been warned over a deepening crisis in the health service as new figures were uncovered by Labour to […]
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 […]
Virgin threats net £2m from NHS in Surrey
Health & Social Care Act has authorised contract bullying Virgin has taken a £2 million pay-off – at least – from six South West and North West Surrey Clinical Commissioning Groups – money that many […]