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SUMMARY:Leeds | Winter Crisis Day of Action
DESCRIPTION:Meeting point: Leeds General Infirmary – by the mini roundabout outside the Jubilee Wing / Accident & Emergency Department\, LS1 3EX \nA protest to end the winter – and all-year – crisis in our NHS! \nWe call on the Government to: \nReverse cuts to hospital beds – stop warehousing patients in corridor and makeshift wards (some of which\, in Leeds\, are staffed by private firms)! \nRestore safe occupancy levels – 85% of capacity\, not the current 95% + \nFill the 100\,000 empty posts including over 40\,000 nurses \nPay for vital repairs and equipment – £6.5 bn needed now! \nReverse £7bn cuts to Social Services which have have left 1.4m people without the support they need and many stuck in hospital \nStop wasteful and unaccountable privatisation of our health service \nOrganised by Leeds Keep Our NHS Public.\nFacebook: KONPLeeds\nEmail: leedskonp@yahoo.co.uk \nSee more details here about the nationwide Day of Action and other events in the same week!
URL:https://keepournhspublic.com/event/stand-up-for-the-nhs-stand-by-nhs-staff/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200215T110000
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SUMMARY:Newcastle | Winter Crisis Day of Action
DESCRIPTION:Join Keep our NHS Public North East for our Day of Action to draw attention to the devastating Winter Crisis affecting our NHS! We will be leafleting in the centre of Newcastle and reminding people about the extent and causes of this crisis. \nPlease email to let us know if you are planning on coming (konpnortheast@gmail.com) so that we can arrange to meet up. We are not expecting helpers to stay for the full 3 hours – even half an hour or an hour would be much appreciated.  We will be going for hot drinks at 2pm to warm up and get the chance to chat. \nSee more details here about the nationwide Day of Action and other events in the same week!
URL:https://keepournhspublic.com/event/newcastle-winter-crisis-day-of-action/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200215T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200215T130000
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SUMMARY:Bury St Edmund's | Winter Crisis Day of Action
DESCRIPTION:This ‘winter crisis’ is the worst ever\, across all of England. Weather permitting\, we’ll be leafleting in the town centre outside the Old Post Office building – join us to spread the word! \nSee more details here about the nationwide Day of Action and other events in the same week!
URL:https://keepournhspublic.com/event/bury-st-edmunds-winter-crisis-day-of-action/
LOCATION:Old Post Office – Bury St Edmund’s\, 17-18 Cornhill\, Bury Saint Edmunds\, IP33 1DY
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200215T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200215T130000
DTSTAMP:20200212T140802Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20200212T140802Z
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SUMMARY:Sunderland | Winter Crisis Day of Action
DESCRIPTION:This ‘winter crisis’ is the worst ever\, across all of England. Join us at at Bridges Shopping Centre (near Debenhams) on 15 February for leafleting sessions to engage with patients\, health workers and the public about the causes of the crisis. \nSee more details here about the nationwide Day of Action and other events in the same week!
URL:https://keepournhspublic.com/event/sunderland-winter-crisis-day-of-action/
LOCATION:Bridges Shopping Centre (Debenhams)\, Debenhams\, Green Terrace\, Sunderland\, SR1 3LB
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200215T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200215T130000
DTSTAMP:20200212T141846Z
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SUMMARY:Ipswich | Winter Crisis day of action
DESCRIPTION:This ‘winter crisis’ is the worst ever\, across all of England. Weather permitting\, we’ll be leafleting on Tavern Street (opposite Boots) from 11am-1pm – join us to spread the word! \nSee more details here about the nationwide Day of Action and other events in the same week!
URL:https://keepournhspublic.com/event/ipswich-winter-crisis-day-of-action/
LOCATION:Tavern Street\, Ipswich\, 5 Tavern Street\, Ipswich\, Suffolk\, IP1 3AA
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200215T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200215T130000
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SUMMARY:Wirral | Winter Crisis day of action
DESCRIPTION:Who hasn’t heard of Arrowe Park Hospital?! Our local hospital has featured in the news recently as the slashing\, trashing and privatising of the NHS takes an even bigger toll. And now because of the quarantine story\, it’s global news. \nMEANWHILE\, the wonderful staff continue to perform miracles against the odds. So on Valentine’s weekend\, we want to show how much we admire them AND cherish Arrowe Park. \nCome along and sign our giant Valentine card. \nArrowe Park Hospital 11 am – 1 pm \nMore info on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1119921598360651/
URL:https://keepournhspublic.com/event/wirral-winter-crisis-day-of-action/
LOCATION:Arrowe Park Hospital\, Arrowe Park Rd\, Upton\, Birkenhead\, Wirral CH49 5PE\, Wirral\, CH49 5PE\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200215T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200215T130000
DTSTAMP:20200207T132057Z
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SUMMARY:Southport | Winter Crisis day of action
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, 15th Feb: Southport 11a.m. – 1 pm. \nDespite the relative quiet on this from the media\, this is currently the worst winter crisis on record… Join the NHS Campaigns and our supporters to demand an end the crisis\, adequate funding for the NHS from the Government\, an end to pay freezes and an end to privatisation. \nAssembling Chapel St. March down Chapel St. to Eastbank St. – back down Lord St. – up past the Monument and back to Chapel St.
URL:https://keepournhspublic.com/event/southport-winter-crisis-day-of-action/
LOCATION:Chapel Street\, Chapel St\, Southport PR8 1AD\, Southport\, PR8 1AD\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200215T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200215T130000
DTSTAMP:20200207T113607Z
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SUMMARY:Islington | Winter Crisis day of action
DESCRIPTION:Despite the relative quiet on this from the media\, this is currently the worst winter crisis on record… Join the NHS Campaigns and our supporters to demand an end the crisis\, adequate funding for the NHS from the Government\, an end to pay freezes and an end to privatisation. \nPlease join us on Holloway Road outside the arcade entrance to Morrisons\, from 11:00 am onwards. \nContact\, Sue Richards on profrichards@tiscali.co.uk for more info.
URL:https://keepournhspublic.com/event/islington-winter-crisis-day-of-action/
LOCATION:Morrisons Holloway Road\, 408 Holloway Rd\, London N7 6QF\, London\, London\, N7 6QF\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200215T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200215T130000
DTSTAMP:20200206T144405Z
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SUMMARY:Stockport | Winter Crisis Day of Action
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a public outreach stall to raise awareness about the devastating Winter Crisis affecting our NHS and push back against media negligence and normalisation of this critical state of affairs. \nSee more details here about the nationwide Day of Action and other events in the same week!
URL:https://keepournhspublic.com/event/stockport-winter-crisis-day-of-action/
LOCATION:Merseyway Shopping Centre\, 52-54 Great Underbank\, Stockport\, SK1 1PD
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200215T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200215T130000
DTSTAMP:20200130T164751Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20200130T164751Z
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SUMMARY:Ealing | Winter Crisis Day of Action
DESCRIPTION:Join Ealing Save Our NHS for our Day of Action to draw attention to the devastating Winter Crisis affecting our NHS! \nWe will assemble at 11am at outside Ealing CCG headquarters for a mini-protest\, and then at about 11:30 we will march to the nearby main shopping area and carry out a public outreach stall until 1pm. \nFor details\, queries or to take part\, contact Ealing Save Our NHS. \nSee more details here about the nationwide Day of Action and other events in the same week! \n 
URL:https://keepournhspublic.com/event/ealing-winter-crisis-day-of-action/
LOCATION:Ealing CCG\, 14/16 Uxbridge Road\, Ealing\, London\, W5 2HL
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200215T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200215T130000
DTSTAMP:20200128T112944Z
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SUMMARY:Nottingham | Winter Crisis Day of Action
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a public outreach stall to raise awareness about the devastating Winter Crisis affecting our NHS and push back against media negligence and normalisation of this critical state of affairs. \nFor details\, queries or to take part\, contact Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Keep Our NHS Public (email nottskonpcampaign@hotmail.co.uk). \nSee more details here about the nationwide Day of Action and other events in the same week!
URL:https://keepournhspublic.com/event/nottingham-winter-crisis-day-of-action-2/
LOCATION:St Peter’s Church\, St Peter's Gate\, Nottingham NG1 2NW\, NG1 2NW
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200215T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200215T120000
DTSTAMP:20200207T110503Z
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SUMMARY:Amber Valley | Winter Crisis day of action
DESCRIPTION:This ‘winter crisis’ is the worst ever\, across all of England. Join us outside Ripley Co-op on 15 February for a leafleting session to engage with the public about the causes of the crisis.\n\nWe’ll be there between 10am and 12pm.\n\nFor details\, queries or to take part\, contact AVKONP@gmail.com
URL:https://keepournhspublic.com/event/amber-valley-winter-crisis-day-of-action/
LOCATION:1 Derby Rd\, Ripley DE5 3EA\, 1 Derby Rd\, Ripley\, DE5 3EA\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200215T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200215T180000
DTSTAMP:20200113T160948Z
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SUMMARY:Winter Crisis Day of Action | Nationwide | Saturday 15 February 2020
DESCRIPTION:Despite the media blackout this is currently the worst winter crisis on record… Join the NHS Campaigns and our supporters to demand an end the crisis\, adequate funding for the NHS from the Government\, an end to pay freezes and an end to privatisation. \nMore information coming soon! \nSafety fears are growing as hospitals redeploy nurses to care for patients in corridors. Overcrowding forces ward staff to spend part of shift looking after patients without a bed says the Guardian\, \n\nHospitals are having to redeploy nurses from wards to look after queues of patients in corridors\, in a growing trend that has raised concerns about patient safety. Many hospitals have become so overcrowded that they are being forced to tell nurses to spend part of their shift working as “corridor nurses” to look after patients who are waiting for a bed. Nurses\, doctors and hospital bosses have all voiced unease about the practice\, which has risen sharply in recent weeks as the NHS has struggled to cope with the extra pressures of winter. \n\nYou can read more about the developing crisis in the Guardian here. \nYou can check out the FACEBOOK EVENT HERE
URL:https://keepournhspublic.com/event/winter-crisis-day-of-action-nationwide-saturday-15-february-2020/
LOCATION:NATIONWIDE
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200214T153000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200214T163000
DTSTAMP:20200212T142830Z
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SUMMARY:Hackney | Winter Crisis day of action
DESCRIPTION:Join us to show support for staff at Homerton Hospital who have been outsourced to ISS\, who in spite of their promises do not pay the London Living Wage. We’ll be gathering outside the main entrance of Homerton Hospital\, where we’ll be holding a mini-protest and a leafleting session. \nISS staff at Homerton Hospital are already owed over 2 years worth of back pay to make up the shortfall. \nMost staff at ISS get no occupational sick pay\, so no pay at all for first 3 days\, and many staff cannot afford to take time off\, so they have to go to work in the hospital even when they are ill. \nSee more details here about the nationwide Day of Action and other events in the same week!
URL:https://keepournhspublic.com/event/hackney-winter-crisis-day-of-action/
LOCATION:Homerton Hospital\, Homerton Hospital\, Homerton Row\, Clapton\, London\, E9 6SR
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200214T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200214T163000
DTSTAMP:20200207T112959Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20200207T112959Z
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SUMMARY:Moorfields Hospital | Winter Crisis day of action
DESCRIPTION:Despite the relative quiet on this from the media\, this is currently the worst winter crisis on record… Join the NHS Campaigns and our supporters to demand an end the crisis\, adequate funding for the NHS from the Government\, an end to pay freezes and an end to privatisation. \nPlease join us at the Moorfields\, near ramp entrance from 1:30am onwards. \nContact\, Sue Richards on profrichards@tiscali.co.uk for more info.
URL:https://keepournhspublic.com/event/moorfields-hospital-winter-crisis-day-of-action/
LOCATION:Moorfields Hospital\, 162 City Rd\, London EC1V 2PD\, London\, EC1V 2PD\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200214T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200214T140000
DTSTAMP:20200128T113006Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20200128T113006Z
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SUMMARY:Nottingham | Winter Crisis Day of Action
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a public outreach stall to raise awareness about the devastating Winter Crisis affecting our NHS and push back against media negligence and normalisation of this critical state of affairs. \nFor details\, queries or to take part\, contact Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Keep Our NHS Public (email nottskonpcampaign@hotmail.co.uk). \nSee more details here about the nationwide Day of Action and other events in the same week!
URL:https://keepournhspublic.com/event/nottingham-winter-crisis-day-of-action/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200214T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200214T153000
DTSTAMP:20200207T112058Z
CREATED:20200207T112058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200207T112058Z
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SUMMARY:Whittington Hospital  | Winter Crisis day of action
DESCRIPTION:Despite the relative quiet on this from the media\, this is currently the worst winter crisis on record… Join the NHS Campaigns and our supporters to demand an end the crisis\, adequate funding for the NHS from the Government\, an end to pay freezes and an end to privatisation. \nPlease join us at the Whittington Hospital main entrance from 9:00pam and then 1:30pm onwards. \nContact\, Sue Richards on profrichards@tiscali.co.uk for more info.
URL:https://keepournhspublic.com/event/whittington-hospital-winter-crisis-day-of-action/
LOCATION:Whittington Hospital\, Magdala Ave\, London N19 5NF\, London\, N19 5NF\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200214T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200214T120000
DTSTAMP:20200207T112706Z
CREATED:20200207T112508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200207T112706Z
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SUMMARY:UCLH Euston Road  | Winter Crisis day of action
DESCRIPTION:Despite the relative quiet on this from the media\, this is currently the worst winter crisis on record… Join the NHS Campaigns and our supporters to demand an end the crisis\, adequate funding for the NHS from the Government\, an end to pay freezes and an end to privatisation. \nPlease join us at the UCLH Euston Road entrance from 9:00am onwards. \nContact\, Sue Richards on profrichards@tiscali.co.uk for more info.
URL:https://keepournhspublic.com/event/uclh-euston-road-winter-crisis-day-of-action/
LOCATION:UCLH Hospital\, 235 Euston Rd\, Bloomsbury\, London NW1 2BU\, London\, London\, W1 2BU\, United Kingdom
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DTSTAMP:20200204T125026Z
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SUMMARY:Derbyshire | Winter Crisis Day of Action
DESCRIPTION:This ‘winter crisis’ is the worst ever\, across all of England. Join us at the main entrance of Royal Derby Hospital on 14 February for leafleting sessions to engage with patients\, health workers and the public about the causes of the crisis. \nWe’ll be carrying out two separate sessions – one at 7.30 – 8.30 am and another at 3.00 – 4.00 pm. \nFor details\, queries or to take part\, contact Derbyshire Keep Our NHS Public. \nSee more details here about the nationwide Day of Action and other events in the same week!
URL:https://keepournhspublic.com/event/derbyshire-winter-crisis-day-of-action/
LOCATION:Royal Derby Hospital\, Royal Derby Hospital\, Uttoxeter Road\, Derby\, DE22 3NE
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200213T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200213T203000
DTSTAMP:20200204T142711Z
CREATED:20200204T142711Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200204T142711Z
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SUMMARY:Stop the toxic trade deal with Trump
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: \nNick Dearden – Global Justice Now \nGay Lee – Keep Our NHS Public \nOrganised by Global Justice Now. \nAttendance is free but you are asked to register in advance. \nThe proposed US-UK trade deal will be a negotiation done on Trump’s terms. The UK will have have ceased to be a part of one of the most powerful trading blocs in the world. Trump has shown he is willing to use foreign policy threats and unilateral sanctions to bully countries to get what he wants. Briefly put\, that’s ‘America First’. \nIt’s more than chlorinated chicken. This deal will lead to cementing the power of the big tech corporations like Apple\, Amazon\, Google and Facebook. De-regulation will rip through the retail sector and unsafe chemicals\, practices and goods will be green-flagged for import to the UK. GMOs\, chemically-treated and industrially-farmed agricultural goods will become the norm and UK farmers and producers will be undercut by the huge economies of scale in the US with the lightest regulation anywhere in the ‘developed’ world. \nUS Corporations will be gifted the right to sue our government if policy is deemed a hinderance to their profit making. \nWe need to stop this deal. Come to discuss how and join the resistance.
URL:https://keepournhspublic.com/event/stop-the-toxic-trade-deal-with-trump/
LOCATION:St Luke’s Community Centre\, 90 Central Street\, London\, EC1V 8AJ
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200213T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200213T140000
DTSTAMP:20200206T143754Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20200206T143754Z
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SUMMARY:Manchester | Winter Crisis Day of Action
DESCRIPTION:This ‘winter crisis’ is the worst ever\, across all of England. Join us at the Manchester Royal Infirmary on 13 February for a demonstration to take a stand for our NHS! \nWe’ll assemble at noon near the Main Entrance (Oxford Street); later on we may move to the Grafton Street side entrance. \nSee more details here about the nationwide Day of Action and other events in the same week! \nThe protest is aimed at getting media attention and to inform staff/public about our demands to end privatisation and invest in beds and staff. \nThe ongoing crisis in the NHS continues to worsen due to chronic underfunding leading to cuts\, closures and huge staff shortages\n· This year’s Winter Crisis is the worst yet on record and set to continue.\n· The looming threat of a US Trade Deal which could open up our NHS to further damaging private sector deals. \nWe know it will require huge\, co-ordinated and sustained campaigning to secure the necessary funding to reverse the cuts to NHS services and to hold off any more Private Sector deals.
URL:https://keepournhspublic.com/event/manchester-winter-crisis-day-of-action/
LOCATION:Manchester Royal Infirmary\, Manchester Royal Infirmary\, Oxford Road\, Manchester\, M13 9WL
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200213T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200213T133000
DTSTAMP:20200128T113855Z
CREATED:20200128T102745Z
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SUMMARY:Liverpool | Winter Crisis day of action
DESCRIPTION:This ‘winter crisis’ is the worst ever\, across all of England.  Ambulances queue up outside hospitals\, unable to discharge their patients as A&E is full. Inside\, patients queue on trolleys\, waiting for a bed. \nCancer patients wait to begin treatment\, months after an urgent referral from their GP. Patients can be kept on wards\, when social care is lacking. \nIt’s no accident. It’s the result of deliberate government policy. \nJoin us at the Royal Liverpool Hospital on 13 February for a demonstration to take a stand for our NHS! \nSee more details here about the nationwide Day of Action and other events in the same week!
URL:https://keepournhspublic.com/event/liverpool-winter-crisis-day-of-action/
LOCATION:Royal Liverpool University Hospital\, Prescot St\, Liverpool\, L7 8XP
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200125T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200125T160000
DTSTAMP:20200114T131535Z
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SUMMARY:Patients not passports: The fight for our NHS in East London
DESCRIPTION:[Facebook event here – if you can\, please use the FB page to inform the organisers  in advance that you intend to come.] \nThe NHS as we know it is under threat\, budget cuts and chronic staff shortages have brought it to breaking point. At the same time successive Governments have eroded the founding principles of the NHS\, restricting access to care for migrants and introducing up-front charging\, denying care to hundreds of thousands of people. \nAneurin Bevan\, founder of the NHS\, is rumoured to have said “The NHS will last as long as there are folk left with faith to fight for it” so join us on Saturday 25th January to find out how you can join the fight for our NHS. \nAcross East London campaign groups have been fighting back against the racist charging regime and the introduction of a Hostile Environment in the NHS\, forming A powerful coalition of community groups\, NHS workers\, faith institutions\, unions\, and people affected by NHS charging. Whether you work in the NHS or not we invite you to join our #PatientsNotPassports campaign\, come along for a day of talks\, workshops\, and action planning to find out what you can do. \nWhen? 11:00 – 16:00\, Saturday 25th January \nWhere? St John on Bethnal Green\, 200 Cambridge Heath Rd\, Bethnal Green\, London E2 9PA \nHow Much? Free! \nWhats on? Full schedule coming soon\, but you’ll hear from local campaigners\, healthcare workers fighting back against charging\, local politicians\, and people researching the impact of the Hostile Environment.
URL:https://keepournhspublic.com/event/patients-not-passports-the-fight-for-our-nhs-in-east-london/
LOCATION:St John on Bethnal Green\, 200 Cambridge Heath Road\, London\, E2 9PA
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200131T170000
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SUMMARY:United Voices of the World strike at St Mary's
DESCRIPTION:Cleaners\, porters and caterers outsourced to Sodexo have joined UVW strikes in pursuit of equality and dignity\nKeep Our NHS Public and Health Campaigns Together wish to add their voice to those pressing the trust Board of Imperial Healthcare to consider the benefits of bringing non-clinical support services in-house rather than seek short-sighted savings through an inferior private provider. \nContracting out services fragments the workforce\, and runs counter to the professed NHS ambition of greater integration for safe\, efficient and effective services. When ward cleaners have separate employers and managers from nurses and health professionals it prevents the creation of a single team and increases pressures on nursing staff to cover non-nursing roles – with a loss of time and effort for patient care. \nExperience with similar contracts for the past 36 years is that private contractors are unattractive as employers\, struggle to recruit and retain staff\, and tend to operate for prolonged periods on inadequate staffing levels\, exploiting loopholes in specifications and the reluctance of trust boards to invoke penalty clauses or terminate contracts. \nIndeed a number of longer term contracts have been ended early by trusts as standards of cleaning and other services have declined. \nIn each case where privatised support service contracts have failed the most serious reputational damage has been to the trusts concerned\, and the impact of contract failure has been on the quality of patient care.  \nBoard members are urged to look at the recent track record of similar contracts ending in failure: \nIn Sussex\, a 5-year £15m contract with Sodexo for cleaning\, portering and catering ended 3 years early in 2015\, with services brought back in house: it was clear the trust and the company had attempted to make unsustainable savings\, resulting in what management described as “inconsistencies in standards such as difficulties with maintaining cleaning standards”. \nIn Leicestershire a much bigger 7-year £300m contract with Interserve to provide catering maintenance and support services to two NHS trusts and NHS Property Services was scrapped four years early\, in 2016. Around 2\,000 staff were brought back into the NHS\, and services are now delivered in-house. Two years later University Hospitals Leicester admitted that cleaning and maintenance required significant additional investment\, including an extra £2m in pay for the lowest-paid staff. \nLater in 2016 in Nottingham University Hospitals trust the failing contractors Carillion\, who later went bankrupt\, lost a five year £200m contract for cleaning\, catering\, laundry\, car parking and security after just two years\, amid a barrage of complaints over unacceptable standards. 1\,500 staff were brought back in house. \nCarillion employees in Nottingham complained of being short-staffed and lacking the right equipment to do their jobs properly: the trust argued that Carillion was employing about 70 fewer cleaning staff than required. The BBC reported some nursing staff were doing cleaning tasks themselves because they were not satisfied with the work of Carillion’s staff. \nConcerns over quality of service \nThese examples are far from unique. Ever since the Thatcher government introduced competitive tendering for NHS cleaning\, catering and laundry services there has been a continuous criticism that the process puts quality at risk in pursuit of cash savings. \nIn other words there are literally decades of evidence and experience underlining the hazards of contracting out to private sector companies which all too often show no sense of responsibility to anyone other than their shareholders. \nTime and again serious studies have shown that the only benefit from privatisation is the possibility of a cash saving – at the expense of low-paid staff\, and at the risk of fragmenting the ward teams which are the front line for the quality of patient care. There is ample evidence that privatisation of non-clinical services weakens any possibility of teamwork and improving morale. \nThere is a strong case for investment to bring hard-working but in many cases under-rewarded cleaning and catering staff back in-house\, and the Trust itself ‘taking back control’ and accepting its responsibility for the improvement of support services. \nTreating support staff with respect\, and working with them to develop high quality\, in-house services can in turn help to create a positive and supportive environment for the crucial task of recruitment\, retention and further training of nurses\, other professionals and medical staff. It can only assist the Trust in its professed aim of delivering the highest quality patient care in a safe and comfortable environment. \nWe urge Trust board members to opt for quality rather than cost savings\, and bring services in-house.  \nFind out more about the strike here
URL:https://keepournhspublic.com/event/united-voice-of-the-world-strike-at-st-marys/
LOCATION:St Mary’s Hospital\, Praed Street\, London  W2 1NY
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200113T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200127T170000
DTSTAMP:20200113T165238Z
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SUMMARY:United Voices of the World strike at St George's
DESCRIPTION:Security guards outsourced to Noonan are being overworked\, underpaid\, and denied equal rights \nSecurity guards at St. George’s University have voted overwhelmingly in favour of 15 days of strike action\, Outsourced to the multinational contractor Noonan\, they are victims of a two-tier workforce which has seen them severely overworked and disrespected. In addition\, their terms and conditions remain on the pernicious statutory minimums\, whilst university staff enjoy generous holiday allowances\, pensions and sick pay schemes.
URL:https://keepournhspublic.com/event/st-georges-university-uvw-strikes/
LOCATION:St George’s University London Cranmer Terrace Tooting London  SW17 0RE
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191211T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191211T190000
DTSTAMP:20191203T140624Z
CREATED:20191203T140624Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191203T140624Z
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SUMMARY:Ealing | #VoteNHS | Leafleting session
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our final #VoteNHS leafleting session!
URL:https://keepournhspublic.com/event/ealing-votenhs-leafleting-session/
LOCATION:Ealing Broadway Station\, Ealing\, London\, W5 2NU
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191209T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191209T213000
DTSTAMP:20191204T171924Z
CREATED:20191204T144527Z
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SUMMARY:Leeds | #VoteNHS | Screening: Under the Knife
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a FREE screening of the gripping new film Under the Knife\, in the run-up to 12 December’s “once in a generation” General Election! \nA Pam K Productions film\, narrated by award winning actor Alison Steadman and endorsed by filmmaker Ken Loach\, this is a 90-minute investigation that tells the story of how Britain’s publicly funded national healthcare system has been systematically dismantled and undermined. From its stormy birth in 1947 immediately after the war\, through seven decades of turmoil and political warfare and attack it has survived fairly robustly – until now! This is a public information film which will help you to decide which way to cast your vote! \nMost importantly the film has been informed by ordinary people working in the NHS who have realised the urgent need for change. More than 60 people have been interviewed including nurses\, front-line doctors\, and public figures such as Dr Phil Hammond\, Dr Laura Gavaghan\, Lord David Owen\, Michael Mansfield\, QC\, George Monbiot\, Gina Miller and John McDonnell.
URL:https://keepournhspublic.com/event/leeds-votenhs-screening-under-the-knife/
LOCATION:Brudenell Social Club\, 33 Queens Road\, Leeds\, LS6 1NY
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191209T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191209T163000
DTSTAMP:20191205T112440Z
CREATED:20191205T112151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191205T112440Z
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SUMMARY:Petition hand-in: one million say "No" to NHS trade deal!
DESCRIPTION:Whatever the Conservative party says\, whatever the Trump administration says\, whatever Boris Johnson says we know we cannot trust them with our NHS. \nPlease join our protest and petition hand in where we’ll be assembling at Conservative party HQ to make sure they know which political party we blame for the most devastating attacks on our NHS over the last decade\, then marching to 10 Downing Street to hand over the ONE MILLION strong petition. \nPlease join us at 1:30pm\, Conservative party HQ (4 Matthew Parker Street\, near Parliament Square in Westminster) – then march to 10 Downing Street\, to hand the petition. \nBring your banners\, wear your scrubs if you’re NHS staff and be ready to make lots and lots of noise!!
URL:https://keepournhspublic.com/event/petition-hand-in-one-million-say-no-to-nhs-trade-deal/
LOCATION:Conservative party HQ\, 4 Matthew Parker Street\, London\, SW1H 9HQ
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191208T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191208T180000
DTSTAMP:20191126T144752Z
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SUMMARY:Thropton & Rothbury | #VoteNHS | Screening: Under the Knife
DESCRIPTION:Venue: Thropton War Memorial Hall\, Main Street\, Thropton\, Northumberland\, NE65 7LT. \nJoin us for a FREE screening of the gripping new film Under the Knife\, in the run-up to 12 December’s “once in a generation” General Election. \nFollowing a hugely successful national premiere in October\, health campaigners at Keep Our NHS Public are bringing “Under the Knife” to every corner of the country. This is a non-party-political film which which investigates and explains the way the organisation of the NHS has changed over the last 30 years\, and its possible future direction. Keep Our NHS Public is a non-party-political organisation dedicated to keeping our NHS as a universal public service and free from profiteering. \nA Pam K Productions film\, narrated by award winning actor Alison Steadman and endorsed by filmmaker Ken Loach\, this is a 90-minute investigation that tells the story of how Britain’s publicly\nfunded national healthcare system has been systematically dismantled and undermined. From its stormy birth in 1947 immediately after the war\, through seven decades of turmoil and political\nwarfare and attack it has survived fairly robustly – until now! This is a public information film which will help you to decide which way to cast your vote! \nMost importantly the film has been informed by ordinary people working in the NHS who have realised the urgent need for change. More than 60 people have been interviewed including nurses\, front-line doctors\, and public figures such as Dr Phil Hammond\, Dr Laura Gavaghan\, Lord David Owen\, Michael Mansfield\, QC\, Tony Blair\, George Monbiot\, Gina Miller and John McDonnell.
URL:https://keepournhspublic.com/event/thropton-rothbury-votenhs-screening-under-the-knife/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191207T163000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191207T190000
DTSTAMP:20191203T105649Z
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SUMMARY:Margate | #VoteNHS | NHS hustings
DESCRIPTION:Save Our NHS in Kent is proud to host a 2019 North Thanet Hustings ahead of the 12 December General Election! \nChaired By journalist Jodie Nesling\nLiberal Democrat Candidate Angela Curwen\nLabour Candidate Dr Coral Jones\nGreen Candidate Rob Edwards {Invited}\nConservative Candidate Sir Roger Gale {Invited}
URL:https://keepournhspublic.com/event/margate-votenhs-nhs-hustings/
LOCATION:Margate Caves\, Northdown Road\, Cliftonville\, Kent\, CT9 1FG
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