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 […]
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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. […]
NHS Factcheck 3: Is there ‘too much waste’ in the NHS?
Factcheck 3: A very often-heard comment in the media or from the general public is that “There is too much waste in the NHS” Factcheck 1 Does the NHS already have enough money?Factcheck 2 Is the […]
We need to oppose the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill 2022
The Government is pushing through a Bill that will, by default, remove much of the legislation protecting our health and safety as well as hard won employment rights. Thousands of ‘Retained EU Laws’ were carried […]
NHS Red Lines Are Already Being Crossed
‘Reports of discussions about a two-tier NHS in Scotland only make explicit what’s been clear for a long time: that across the UK, our public health service is being stripped away – and we need […]