NHS workers get ready to strike
‘If there are no staff left in the NHS, there is no NHS. The fight on pay is not just about bettering our own conditions but is directly linked to patient safety and preventing the […]
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In a cost-of-living crisis, we cannot afford to continue neglecting mental health services
“As a mental health professional who has worked in the NHS for over 10 years, I am unsurprised to find that a report by the BMA shows mental health services are failing disproportionately as compared […]
Weak Coffey plan won’t stimulate crumbling NHS
The Tory Conference this year (2-5 October) highlights the weaknesses and dangers of this Truss-Kwarteng-Coffey Government. John Lister takes apart their statements and plans for the NHS as Coffey addresses the Tory faithful. The article […]
NHS Factcheck 1: Does the NHS already have enough money?
Factcheck 1 “The NHS has been given lots of extra funding during the pandemic – it should now be able to live within its means.” There are many misconceptions about what’s wrong with our NHS. […]
Always winter and never spring: Why the NHS is in perpetual crisis
When we are subjected to ‘alternative facts’ by our own government, such as claims of ‘record’ numbers of doctors and nurses and investment in the NHS, one can be forgiven for misunderstanding the depth and […]
Truss cannot be trusted with our NHS
Liz Truss, the new unelected Prime Minister, chosen as Tory Party leader by just 81,326 votes, has begun her leadership. She has no real mandate, but nevertheless will continue as PM until the next general […]
Protest against Palantir that produced a result!
On 3rd Sept 2022, Hackney KONP organised a protest against Palantir the US spy tech company likely to get a huge contract to run most of the operating system for the NHS. The Palantir CEO […]
Fourth time lucky? Few believe that Health Secretary Therese Coffey can solve the NHS crisis
The new Prime Minister Liz Truss has this week appointed her friend and ally Therese Coffey as the Deputy Leader and Secretary for Health and Social Care, but how much do we really know about […]
YOUR DATA IS AT RISK: read how & why now
The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, introduced by Nadine Dorries, is being RUSHED through Parliament, with its second reading on 5th September. The speed suggests that this Bill is of considerable political importance to the Conservatives […]
The ‘winter crisis plan’ – why virtual wards won’t solve the NHS’s problems
‘Virtual wards will remain another example of how to justify underinvestment in hospital staff and services by promising resources for community care that then fail to materialise.’ Unevidenced policy that largely ignores the current crisis […]