Waiting list policy reset makes things worse
This article by John Lister is reproduced with kind permission of The Lowdown.John Lister is an academic and writer with a long history of campaigning for the NHS. He is one of the founder members […]
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Labour’s timid plans for a National Care Service – 2028 is too late!
Labour’s recent ‘big announcement’ on social care is the setting up of an independent commission (lead by Dame Louise Casey) which will produce an interim report in 2026 and a final report in 2028. While […]
Five things you should know about the new Data (Use and Access) Bill
Article from KONP Data Working group The Labour government has been quick to introduce new draft legislation, the Data (Use and Access) Bill (DUA), which aims to make data, including our personal health data, widely […]
Matt Hancock shows no shame at Covid-19 Inquiry
Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock has appeared over 2 days in front of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, which is now in its third module – ‘Impact of Covid-19 pandemic on healthcare systems in the 4 […]
Campaign to Save Mental Health Services in Norfolk and Suffolk – Unmet Needs Report
Campaign to Save Mental Health Services in Norfolk and Suffolk – Unmet Needs Report The Campaign to Save Mental Health Services in Norfolk and Suffolk has released a report detailing the ongoing challenges and unmet […]
The (not a) doctor will see you now. Is there a non-doctor problem in NE London?
By Carol Saunders (Tower Hamlets KONP), on behalf of NE London Save Our NHSSeptember 2024 NE London Save Our NHS (NELSON) 1 – which brings together four groups affiliated with Keep Our NHS Public – […]
Operose GP contracts terminated in North Central London
Haringey Keep Our NHS Public4 September 2024 Background In 2021, the North Central London Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) gave permission for eight GP contracts to pass from AT Medics to Operose Health, the UK operation […]
We Can Afford the NHS
by Mark ThomasMark Thomas is the founder of the 99% Organisation. He is author of 99%: Mass Impoverishment and How to End It (FT Best Books of 2019) and lead author of The Rational policy-maker’s guide to the […]
Stopping the Rot in Social Care
By Gordon PetersGordon Peters argues in this article that Labour must not kick the social care challenge into the long grass. Gordon is a former Director of Social Services in Hackney and a steering group member of […]
Learning the right lessons to rescue our struggling NHS
By John Lister The article was first published in Labour Outlook on 15 August 2024 ‘Rather than repeating the errors of 20 years ago, Labour should show real courage, and follow the examples of Attlee […]