Press Summary: 19 January
The following stories were selected from those sent as daily alerts under the search term ‘NHS’, and ‘Keep Our NHS Public’ from the Google alerts service. Please send any comments to Alan: [email protected] 16 January […]
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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
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 release: Why We’re Standing Next to the Doctors
[Monday 11 January] We give the junior doctors our full-throated and unequivocal support for the step they are taking. The historic and reluctant step of striking tomorrow. But not for the reasons the government will […]
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
Press release: Junior doctors do not stand alone
[Wednesday 6 January] Keep Our NHS Public has vowed to stand besides the junior doctors in their continued struggle against the imposition of an unsafe and unfair contract by a government which is determined to […]
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 […]
Press Release: Hunt’s incompetence driving docs strike vote
[Thursday 19 November 2015] The junior doctors’ massive vote in favour of industrial action – 98% of 76% balloted – is the biggest signal yet of the fight against this government’s sheer arrogance in trying […]