Newsletter – November 2018
oveoveeNational KONP and NHS News Scrap ICPs & Support the NHS Bill: Rally & Petition at Parliament & DoH Thank you to the over a hundred supporters who turned out on Friday 26 October to […]
Privatisation
Mark Thomas: Check Up NHS@70 at The Arcola Theatre
Mark Thomas’ new one man show on the NHS at 70 at London’s Arcola Theatre, is based on a series of interviews with leading experts and activists. Mark explores our NHS to see where we […]
‘Accountable’ or ‘Integrated’ care organisations – change the name but it still spells unaccountable, disintegration of our NHS
We are all quite rightly concerned about the increasing privatisation and fragmentation of the NHS in England happening under our noses. It is an affront to a publicly funded system that private companies may swoop […]
A booking system for A&E? It’s called Accident and Emergency for a reason
Another winter crisis now seems inevitable and the 4-hour A&E target has already been scrapped by former health secretary Jeremy Hunt. The latest desperate (and yes madcap) idea from this government in place of proper […]
Integrated Care Providers – What are they and how to oppose them
NHS England is consulting on the contract for a new model of health and social care provision that threatens the break-up of the NHS into units run by less accountable ‘Integrated Care Providers’ – or […]
Newsletter – August 2018
National KONP and NHS News Hunt replaced by Hancock as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care May’s panicked cabinet reshuffle on 9 July has finally rid our NHS of Jeremy Hunt who, after […]
Wigan victory against subcos must spur on national fight
The battle to prevent nearly 900 staff at the Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Trust being outsourced to a private limited company (“WWL Solutions”) has been won. The Trust, like many others exploring similar plans across […]
Is Privatisation a risk to our health?
Virgin Care is now one of the largest healthcare providers in the UK. Over the last five years Richard Branson’s company have been awarded almost £2 billion worth of NHS contracts. They now hold at […]
ACO Judicial Review: political victories, legal setbacks – good news on costs
Important political wins and favourable costs ruling override disappointment of legal defeat in JR4NHS vs Department of Health and NHS England – ACO consultation launched 3rd August On 5th July, the High Court handed down its judgement […]
NHS England – Babylon combine to undermine London’s GP practices
We have pleasure in reproducing this press statement from Save Our Hospitals – Charing Cross & Hammersmith (SOH), who organised a protest on 24 July 2018 outside the HQ of GP at hand, supported by London […]