A powerful piece of parody on NHS privatisation – Fleece the Nation – has been produced by the NHS Federation, depicting the massive NHS sell-off as a slick advertising campaign. Getting the point across with perfect timing. (more…)
BMA (Silently) Backs NHS Bill Principles
The Council of the British Medical Association has agreed to support legislation which implements ‘strong and clear’ BMA policies on the NHS – which are reflected in the NHS (Reinstatement) Bill, laid before Parliament last week. But the BMA remains silent on what should be a triumph of its own processes. (more…)
Up-to-date facts and figures
See Up to date figures for the latest figures relating to health and social care spending, bed numbers, medical staff numbers, A & E attendance, cancer targets, PFI costs and much more. This is an extraordinarily useful resource compiled by Dr John Lister.
Cancer Services Not For Profit
The highly controversial 700 million tender for Cancer Care in Staffordshire has been leaked and published on line on opendemocracy.org. It’s a must, but alarming, read by Caroline Molloy, the editor-in-chief of OurNHS. She writes : The leaked proposals include handing all responsibility for commissioning cancer services for 800,000 patients to a ‘prime provider’ – which….
DFNHS March bulletin out now
Read all about it in the DFNHS March newsletter available here with paper copy sent to all members New name – new game – new future Welcome to GPs NHS privatisation Critique of the Commonwealth http://premier-pharmacy.com/product/diflucan/ Fund data March….
Save our Surgeries Join us 19th March
Please join us at the Save Our Surgeries protest Thursday 19th March 2pm on the large traffic island at the junction of Commercial Road, Burdett Road, East India Dock Road, West India Dock Road. This is at the top of Gill Street where Limehouse practice – featured in BBC1 Inside Out London on Monday evening….
NHS reinstatement Bill
Campaign now. Write or email your prospective Parliamentary Candidates. Prevent the NHS being dismantled Full details can be found at here www.nhsbill2015.org
If only our MPs had the same passion as Michael Sheen
The actor made an electrifying defence of the NHS. If only our politicians could speak as plainly. See his full speech on: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/mar/02/mps-michael-sheen-nhs-britain-politicians
Doctors for the NHS – official launch Monday 2nd March 2:00 pm
Grimond Room, Portcullis House, Bridge Street London SW1A 2LW Introduction by Rt Hon Frank Dobson MP, Secretary of State for Health 1997 -99 Principal speakers Dr Eric Watts, co-chair DFNHS: Why Doctors for the NHS is needed now. Dr Peter Fisher, founding member of the NHS Consultants’ Association and President of DFNHS: The expansion of the NHS Consultants’ Association into Doctors….