Keep Our NHS Public End of Year Round Up
This year has been a busy one for Keep Our NHS Public (KONP). Amid increasing attacks on the NHS by the government, we’ve been working hard with local groups, NHS workers, other campaigns and trade […]
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Hackney Coalition against Palantir
This is a short summary of Hackney KONP’s work with the Hackney Coalition against Palantir from Marion Macalpine. With growing interest in Palantir as it is introduced for data purposes into a number of hospitals, […]
Health Groups Condemn Autumn Budget as NHS Crisis Deepens – A Collective Statement
Health Groups Condemn Autumn Budget as NHS Crisis Deepens – A Collective StatementKeep Our NHS Public [1], in partnership with Just Treatment [2], Every Doctor [3], The Socialist Health Association [4], We Own It [5] […]
Privatisation undermines the NHS
Dr Tony O’Sullivan, co-chair of Keep Our NHS Public looks at the forms NHS privatisation takes and the impact on patients, staff and the NHS itself. This article first appeared in the September-October issue of […]
Attempt to charge for ear wax removal thwarted by campaigner
When my husband recently tried to access the ear wax removal service previously provided by the local hospital, he was told he would be charged. This unexpected barrier to essential care previously provided free by […]
Wealth versus Health, John Lister
Book Review: John Lister – Wealth versus Health; Trump’s Global War on Health and Science Reviewed by John Puntis, Co Chair Keep Our NHS Public Published as a paperback by Bite-Sized Books: available via KONP […]
Profiting from cutting people’s vital healthcare
Sometimes we publish pieces submitted by KONP members or supporters on topics that we think are important to draw to the attention of campaigners. This one is by Emet Sachin, who has investigated the issue […]
Labour Party Conference – little comfort for the NHS
Run-up to Conference In the weeks running up to Labour’s annual conference there was confusion between NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care over key aspects of the DHSC’s policy agenda. SubCos […]
100,000 NHS JOB CUTS MUST BE STOPPED
Shockingly, more than 100,000 NHS staff are poised to lose their jobs as a consequence of the Government’s ’10 Year Plan’ and ‘financial reset’. The plan includes abolishing NHS England, halving Integrated Care Board (ICB) […]
Violence on the Frontline: The Hidden Cost of NHS Underfunding
Samantha Wathan, Press Officer, Keep Our NHS Public ‘None of us feel safe’ – Those words, from an A&E nurse speaking to the Guardian this summer, sum up an escalating crisis across our health service. […]