Dangerous NHS restructuring to go ahead despite Covid
It has never been clearer than during this pandemic just how important the NHS is to the health and safety of the public. Yet the NHS was left to face the Covid pandemic already severely […]
Stop privatisation of the NHS
What do the US election results mean for a US-UK trade deal?
It’s early days to see how a Biden victory will affect a UK-US trade deal. What we do know is that the corporate interests that shaped the US-UK trade deal under Trump will not magically […]
NHS car parking charges are a scandal
During the first wave of the pandemic, the Government put car parking charges for NHS staff on hold. However, they are planning to reinstate charges despite the second wave being upon us and many trusts […]
Contact tracing app useless until test and trace working
Since the Covid-19 app was finally launched three weeks ago it has been beset by glitches, inaccuracies and low download rates.Not only has the app come out months after similar mobile phone apps in other […]
Big Tech: another reason why the NHS is at risk from trade deals
This article was written by the Keep Our NHS Public Trade Deals sub-group and a longer version of this briefing is available in our resource section. Trade deals promote direct foreign investment and extend the […]
Serco contract must end on 23 August
Campaigners yesterday called for £528 million of funding to be given to local authorities and Public Health England teams to fund a local test, track and trace programme, instead of to the private companies managing […]
Plans for post-Covid NHS hatched behind the lockdown
This article is by John Lister, Keep Our NHS Public’s Secretary. It originally appeared on The Lowdown, an online magazine for health campaigners. Debates over relaxing the lockdown and whether or not the peak of the […]
Spire Healthcare scandal shows private sector will always fail to protect all patients
Michael Walsh, a shoulder surgeon, has been sacked by Spire Healthcare and accused of subjecting scores of patients to unnecessary operations that left many in pain, traumatised and unable to work. This is a depressingly […]
Stop the toxic trade deal with Trump
This article was originally given as a speech by Gay Lee, a nurse and a campaign member of Lambeth Keep Our NHS Public, at the Global Justice Now meeting on 13th February in London. Keep […]
A manufactured crisis: The NHS cannot flourish while the private sector grows
For most patients (and especially those who are suffering the effects of long waiting lists) whether the NHS or a private company delivers their eventual treatment will not be at the forefront of their mind. […]