Crisis, what crisis?
Going private may suit the rich but is not an option for most.
The government is wilfully in denial on the NHS they have run-down over 13 years. It’s time to pay staff a decent wage and invest.
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I’m a nurse and I’ll be marching for our NHS on 11 March
‘Our fight in the NHS needs to come from everybody, the future of the NHS affects us all and a win for us is a win for our services and a step towards keeping the […]
Midwife calls on us to act now to Save Our NHS and support 11 March demo!
‘As a community midwife, based at a London hospital, I stand in solidarity with all healthcare workers, and others, who are protesting against this government’s wilful neglect and destruction of the social fabric of the […]
In memory of Steve Carne
It is with great sadness that we share the news of the death of our friend and fellow campaigner Steve Carne who was killed in a car accident in the USA when visiting friends. Louise […]
Ten things wrong with plan to buy beds in care
There are ten things wrong with Barclay and Whately’s plan to give the NHS £200m to buy beds in care homes, hotels, hospices and independent hospitals Gilda Peterson, Leeds KONP and Secretary, End Social Care […]
Community nursing: another front line
“The main difficulty we have is the fact that our doors are always open. We are unable to say sorry we are full…“ Keep Our NHS Public has received this heartfelt account from an NHS […]
Factcheck 4: There isn’t enough money to fully fund the NHS
Factcheck 4: A very often-heard comment in the media or from the general public is that “There isn’t enough money to fund the NHS”. A fairer system of taxation could go a long way to […]
Opposition parties should oppose deals with the private sector
John Puntis, retired NHS paediatricianChair of Keep Our NHS Public ‘The Health Foundation has recently estimated that spending on healthcare in the UK lagged behind comparable European countries to the tune of £40bn each year […]
The very future of the NHS is threatened
John ListerHealth Campaigns TogetherCo-editor The Lowdown In fighting to stem the erosion of real terms NHS pay, and ensure pay scales that can recruit and retain the expanded NHS workforce we need to deal with […]
Equal Pay website launched
The Equality Trust have launched the “Achieving Equal Pay in your Workplace” website, the result of over a year of collaborative work with academics and 12 unions including health unions the CSP and the PDA. […]