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]
5 June
’60,000 condemned to early death by NHS failings’
No mention of health inequalities, relationship to poverty, chronic under-funding. Shameless parroting of the ‘NHS is inefficient’ mantra. Telegraph:
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6 June
Trusts merger proposed for Manchester (local)
Open Democracy: https://www.opendemocracy.net/ournhs/kailash-chand/one-big-trust-for-manchester-but-what-will-be-impact-on-patient-care
Stevens admits social care shortages will delay NHS discharges
Similar story on 8 June from the Mirror, this time laying the blame at the government’s feet:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/nhs-hit-massive-rise-bed-8143236
Vote Leave say Welsh NHS budget up £246m by 2030 due to EU migration
The historical irony of all those ruined castles on the Welsh border seems to have escaped them…BBC News: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-36456288
7 June
‘Weekend effect real’ for heart conditions
A perfect example of DoH slipshod extension of a cautious research argument into a blunt policy club to strike the current government’s point home. BT web news
Brexit would hurt the NHS
Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/jun/07/brexit-would-hurt-nhs-doctors-nurses-eu-referendum
And John Major’s searing attack on Johnson and Gove, Guardian:
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/05/john-major-nhs-risk-brexit-pythons-johnson-and-gove
9 June
Effect of Brexit
Analysis from the Independent:
Obesity not to blame for NHS problems
Refreshing injection of common sense, gainsaying the alarming and sinister ‘undeserving sick’ (unspoken but implied, ‘they brought it on themselves – they should pay for it’) narrative – a classic shift in denial and blame to achieve the desired propaganda outcome. Spectator:
10 June
NHS staff crisis worse than cash shortage
BBC News: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-36488675
Hunt asks Deloitte to advise on privatising NHS staff bank
An almost unbelievable triumph of ideological hypocrisy over sound financial judgement.
NHS Finance: http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/hunt-considering-part-privatisation-of-nhs-professionals
Unite’s response:
11 June
NHS staff under stress doubles
Mirror: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/number-stressed-out-nhs-workers-8171240
Poll shows massive support for increasing mental health spend
Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/jun/11/public-anger-soaring-mental-health-care-nhs
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