Press Summary: 19 January
The following stories were selected from those sent as daily alerts under the search term ‘NHS’, and ‘Keep Our NHS Public’ from the Google alerts service. Please send any comments to Alan: [email protected] 16 January […]
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Press Summary: 15 January
13 January Junior Doctors’ strike Commentary from Owen Jones in the Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jan/12/junior-doctor-strike-save-nhs-stand-up-government 18 more stories
From the Bedside: Liverpool Campaigner Backs Junior Docs
Sam Semoff has many years of campaigning behind him. As one of Keep Our NHS Public’s Merseyside group, he has fought tirelessly against cuts to services and privatisation in his adopted city of Liverpool. So […]
On the Line With the Doctors
Keep Our NHS Public stood shoulder to shoulder with the junior doctors as they picketed their trusts on Tuesday 12 January, up and down the country.
Press Summary: 12 January
12 January Junior Doctors’ strike Today’s main national story, and also featuring in many local outlets. Stories nationally tended to lead with the ‘disruption’ caused, but most also included some explanation of the background to […]
Press release: Why We’re Standing Next to the Doctors
[Monday 11 January] We give the junior doctors our full-throated and unequivocal support for the step they are taking. The historic and reluctant step of striking tomorrow. But not for the reasons the government will […]
Press Summary: 8 January
6 January Mental health services at grave risk through privatization (local) West Bridgford Wire (Notts) http://westbridgfordwire.com/mental-health-treatment-under-the-nhs-is-at-extreme-risk 5 more stories
We Stand With them
The junior doctors, amidst a storm of crafted “spin” and ludicrous claims that the BMA has somehow been “hijacked” by a bunch of irresponsible Lefties, are taking strike action tomorrow (Tuesday 12 January). An historic and […]
Press release: Junior doctors do not stand alone
[Wednesday 6 January] Keep Our NHS Public has vowed to stand besides the junior doctors in their continued struggle against the imposition of an unsafe and unfair contract by a government which is determined to […]
Press Summary: 6 January
2 January Mid Yorkshire trust advancing plans to ‘centralise’ A&E to cut costs (local) Yorkshire Post: http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/mid-yorkshire-hospitals-trust-to-bring-forward-plans-to-centralise-a-e-services-to-this-year-1-7652283 14 more stories