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: mailto:[email protected]
15 August
Virtually all health news nationally dominated by Owen Smith’s speech about the NHS.
Owen Smith promises health spending boost, attacks Tories on health
Report of speech from Trafford. Guardian
Also BBC News: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37080687
Mirror: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/owen-smith-warns-tories-secret-8632600
Sky News: http://news.sky.com/story/owen-smith-100-public-funding-for-nhs-an-absolute-red-line-10537282
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Creeping privatisation, not a storm
Counter-piece in the Guardian on Smith’s speech:
Private provision in the NHS
BBC Hugh Pym’s report on rising levels of private provision:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-37082068
Smith ignores important detail about NHS
More critical report from the Canary:
16 August
Podiatry services close to collapse
Polly Toynbee’s piece on the parlous state of NHS foot care and what it heralds for the rest of the service. Guardian:
Lancashire residents resist privatisation (local)
Southport Visitor. http://www.southportvisiter.co.uk/news/history/west-lancashire-residents-resist-nhs-11749732
17 August
Smith no friend of NHS
Youssef El-Ginghy’s opinion piece in the Independent points to Smith’s background:
Same points are echoed in the Scottish Daily Record, again a column:
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/owen-smith-blood-nhs-hands-8647148
KONP group vow to fight privatisation (local)
Southend KONP’s Norman Traub is quoted:well done Norman. The paper reports KONP supporting both Smith and Corbyn. Basildon Echo: http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/14684023.Campaigners_vow_to_keep_our_NHS_public/
18 August
Corbyn’s vision on the NHS
Diane Abbott’s opinion piece in Labour List:
21 August
Life draining out of NHS
Piece by Mark Porter in the Express. Conciliatory towards some privatisation but summarises current crisis. http://www.express.co.uk/comment/expresscomment/702331/Life-draining-out-of-NHS-says-Dr-Mark-Porter
York CCG accused of rushing through hospital closure (local)
A pattern that will become commonplace unless opposed. The Press (York):
NHS in crisis as doctors’ surgery shuts every 10 days
Express: http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/702250/NHS-crisis-doctor-surgeries-shut-every-ten-days
North Tyneside trust left with £65K bill for temporary management (local)
Tyneside Chronicle: http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/health/taxpayer-hit-600000-bill-troubleshooters-11777107
22 August
Winter crisis plan to cancel operations
Telegraph:
Also Daily Mail:
Corbyn’s support for Reinstatement Bill not inept
Caroline Lucas’s retort to Heidi Alexander’s claims about Corbyn’s stance on the Bill (below). Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/aug/21/corbyns-support-for-my-nhs-reinstatement-bill-was-not-inept
Corbyn’s leadership ‘shoddy’
Latest salvo from Heidi Alexander in the leadership struggle. Includes remarks about the NHS Bill and the Advisory Group. Guardian:
Junior doctor rota gaps putting lives at risk daily
Now imagine what it will be like if a 5-day service IS stretched to 7…
(and medical places were available via clearing this year; do the maths, Mr Hunt!)
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