Hunt or Johnson? It’s Hobsons choice for the NHS
The country is on the verge of a constitutional crisis. The prospect of a no-deal Brexit looms large and either Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt will be the one to lead us through the storm. […]
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July Newsletter 2019 – Half million sign Trump petition, reproductive rights and Ken Loach
This July Newsletter, has news on the monster petition that has over half a million signatures and grown our campaign, Ken Loach confirms he’ll be speaking at our Mental Health Crisis Summit and an important contribution […]
KONP calls for taking hospital catering back in-house
The Good Food Chain, the company at the heart of the listeria-contaminated sandwich scandal that caused the death of patients, has gone into liquidation. But the story does not end here. They were only a […]
Government response provides no clear guarantees over the NHS and future trade deals
Yesterday the department of international trade responded to a petition entitled ‘Don’t put our NHS up for negotiation – Please introduce concrete safeguards that will make sure our NHS is kept out of any future […]
In light of wider attacks on reproductive rights, Hunt’s views can’t be ignored
Abortion care is healthcare. It is central to women’s health and bodily autonomy and restricting access to it harms women. This shouldn’t need stating. We thought that progress had been made, especially when Ireland voted […]
Just 17% of public think NHS should be ‘on the table’
Overwhelming opposition from both remain and leave voters to post-Brexit US trade deal including NHS, new Survation poll shows A new Survation poll reveals the backlash the Conservatives will face if they try to sell […]
June Newsletter 2019 – Trump, Mental Health Crisis, Annual Meeting
This June Newsletter, has the biggest stories in health campaigning, Donald Trump flip-flopping on the NHS, speaker announcements for our upcoming Mental Health Crisis Summit, some fantastic news for domestic NHS staff and our annual meeting, which is […]
Princess Alexandra Hospital domestics win battle against outsourcing
Domestics at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow have scored a dramatic victory against a threat to outsource their jobs. Management confirmed yesterday that they are committing to keeping the workers in-house, narrowly averting a strike […]
Donald Trump: Hands Off Our NHS!
While the NHS is clearly under serious threat from commercial interests on both sides of the Atlantic, our huge petition – and the massive anti-Trump demonstrations which had concerns about the NHS at their heart […]
Protect our NHS – join KONP today!
Donald Trump has caused a storm of outrage with his plans to put the NHS “on the table” in a predatory trade deal with US private healthcare interests. Over 200,000 people in 24 hours have […]