Why dentistry must be brought back into the NHS
Dental health is deteriorating and millions of people cannot find an NHS dental practice to take them on as a patient. Together with top up charges for NHS dental treatment and the high cost of […]
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Grantham residents to lose their A&E
Campaigners outline their fight for essential services On 25th May Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group supported proposals to permanently downgrade Grantham A&E to an Urgent Treatment Centre. This is both unsurprising yet shocking. The changes planned […]
Violence against GPs has doubled
Violent incidents at GP surgeries have doubled in the last 5 years. Recently, a patient at my surgery stood in the waiting room, shouting at reception staff while waving their facemask around – their aerosols […]
Data Protection Bill – early fears
What the proposed Data Reform Bill could mean for NHS data A Data Protection and Information Bill, currently passing through Parliament, indicates plans to reduce data protections and ease commercial access to NHS data In […]
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 […]