REVIEW: ‘NYE’ One man’s dreams of the NHS
Nye, a new play by Tim Price at the National Theatre until 11th May (and in cinemas around the country from April), should make us proud, then angry – and finally mobilise us to defend […]
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Restore the People’s NHS Day of Action 9 March
On Saturday, March 9th, NHS staff and campaigners from Keep Our NHS Public took part in 20 events across England to mark a national ‘Day of Action’. These emergency protests were called to draw public attention to […]
Budget offers no solution to NHS crisis
Keep Our NHS Public Press Officer Samantha Wathen explains why Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s budget is mere smoke and mirrors. On first glance Wednesday’s Spring Budget may have seemed positive for the NHS. A total of […]
Are Physician Associates a threat to NHS General Practice?
At a time of chronic underfunding, GP shortages, escalating workload, and privatisation, the unregulated, under-supervised and under-supported employment of physician associates (PAs) in primary care, resulting in diagnosis and treatment delays, sometimes with fatal consequences, […]
New report on huge profits raked in by five of UK’s top healthcare privateers
A new report reveals huge profits raked in by five of the UK’s top healthcare privateers. The report is written by friends of Keep Our NHS Public, Corporate Watch. It was released earlier this week […]
Labour’s mission for healthcare won’t make the NHS fit for the future
‘Labour’s third mission in government will be to: Build an NHS fit for the future: that is there when people need it; with fewer lives lost to the biggest killers; in a fairer Britain, where […]
Junior doctors strike – it’s not just about pay
John Puntis is a retired consultant paediatrician and is Co-Chair of Keep Our NHS Public It’s not just about pay There are many reasons for junior doctors to be disaffected besides the 35% loss of […]
General Practice for sale – again
Brenda Allan, KONP Primary Care Working GroupMore information Background In August 2023, Operose/Centene announced plans to sell its operations in the UK, because they were not profitable, despite being paid 14% more per patient than AT Medics, from whom […]
In defence of the NHS
John Puntis, Co-chair Keep Our NHS Public It is common for the NHS to be attacked on a variety of spurious grounds, a series of negative statements often being repeated uncritically and ad nauseam by […]
Wes Streeting: how false comparisons and magical thinking undermine the NHS
Keep Our NHS Public Wes Streeting has had an another bright idea. He wants the NHS be the same as the health system in a country with a population only two thirds the size of […]