The NHS Staff Mental Health Crisis
The NHS crisis is bad for the health of its staff, it’s high time this government cared for its carers Doctors, nurses and other NHS staff are viewed by many in society as almost superhuman, […]
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Newsletter – September 2018
National KONP and NHS News Decision to strike Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba from the medical register overturned On Monday 13 August, after a battle that has lasted nearly three years, the court of appeal ruled that […]
Respond to NHS England’s consultation on cutting back NHS treatments
NHS England’s consultation to limit access to 17 procedures – why we should respond NHSE is going to severely restrict access to 17 procedures on the NHS: four interventions that ‘should not be routinely commissioned, […]
Babylon’s Health App Puts Patients At Risk
Dr Ameen Kamlana on why Babylon Health App is a serious risk to patient safety. On July 16th, Dr Renee Hoenderkamp, the resident GP at BBC Radio London tweeted what she thought about Babylon Health […]
New study suggesting mortality not affected by closures of A&E’s is flawed
A recent report in the Guardian needs to be taken with a pinch of salt, argues Keep Our NHS Public. The article ‘Long journeys caused by A&E closures will not lead to more deaths‘ citing […]
The Government is taking valued NHS volunteers for a ride
Covering up for government mismanagement? No one volunteered for that Volunteers have always fulfilled an essential role within our healthcare system. Ten years before the NHS began in 1938 the Royal Voluntary Service (RVS) […]
Medic or not, Dr Bawa-Garba’s case affects us all
On Monday 13 August, after a battle that has lasted nearly three years, the court of appeal ruled that the decision to strike Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba from the medical register should be overturned. Furthermore, the […]
No to Hostile Environment at Barts Health NHS Trust
North East London Save Our NHS (NELSON) are undertaking a powerful campaign to say no to racism, no to scapegoating and no to the Tories ‘Hostile Environment’ in the NHS and the wider community. Our NHS […]
Newsletter – August 2018
National KONP and NHS News Hunt replaced by Hancock as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care May’s panicked cabinet reshuffle on 9 July has finally rid our NHS of Jeremy Hunt who, after […]
Wigan victory against subcos must spur on national fight
The battle to prevent nearly 900 staff at the Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Trust being outsourced to a private limited company (“WWL Solutions”) has been won. The Trust, like many others exploring similar plans across […]