Is your health data at risk?
What the proposed Data Reform Bill could mean for NHS data In recent times the government has become acutely aware of the commercial value of our personal data, especially our sensitive health data, which it […]
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The Health and Care Bill becomes an Act: Why it matters to us all
Despite the concerns of many NHS staff, official bodies and health campaigners, the Health and Care Bill became an act of parliament on 28th April, two days after voting in the Commons and the House […]
International Workers Memorial Day
John Puntis Co-Chair KONP, speech in Leeds:
Covid 19 has caused the deaths of at least 2,300 health and social care staff in England and Wales. John Puntis Co Chair KONP, Leeds
This is a reflection of their high risk of exposure to the virus in the course of their work, with an over representation of those from black and minority ethnic communities.
Government passes Health and Care Bill: KONP Statement
An Act of denial that endangers the NHS The Health and Care Bill is now on its way to getting Royal Assent as all objections and opposition has been brushed aside. The Government has got […]
The ‘SOS NHS’ demands are still urgent and relevant
The SOS NHS demands: Approve emergency funding of £20 billion to save lives this winter Invest in a fully publicly owned NHS & guarantee free healthcare for future generations Pay staff properly: without fair pay, […]
Delivery Plan turns NHS into a cash cow
While NHS resources are facing a renewed and tightening financial squeeze in Rishi Sunak’s newly-imposed austerity, the limited funds available are more likely than ever to be diverted to paying for services in private hospitals […]
The NHS isn’t failing; it’s being failed: A doctor’s take on the latest NHS public satisfaction survey
Public satisfaction with the NHS has plummeted, as anyone trying to book a GP appointment (including me) will tell you. A survey into public satisfaction with the NHS released yesterday shows it is at its lowest level […]
SOS NHS tells Rishi Sunak: Fund our NHS
Last Tuesday 22nd March, NHS staff and health campaigners from the alliance SOS NHS (the largest coalition yet formed in defence of the NHS made up of over 50 campaign groups, trade unions, health and care staff, social movements and […]
Kendal and South Lakes Keep Our NHS Public: A fantastic achievement, but our campaigning isn’t over
Keep Our NHS Public member Paul Casson explains how campaigners are successfully fighting to keep their local hospital open in the Southern Lake District. The threat of hospital closure is a familiar one to the […]
Five reasons to be concerned about what’s happening to our health data
It’s been estimated that, in monetary terms, the information that the NHS holds on its patients has a market value of several billion pounds per annum. Its other value is of course for academic research […]