Keep our NHS Public have published a damning report on the government’s handling of the pandemic arising from their People’s Inquiry into Covid held earlier this year. (more…)
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Survey shows people are ‘going private’ more and NHS staff are advising them to
A survey of nearly 7,000 members of the public and over 500 NHS staff has shown an alarming increase in the number of people opting to pay for private treatment rather than face longer waits – and in many cases, NHS staff have advised them to in the face of unprecedented demand, mounting staff shortages….
‘Provider Collaboratives’ – Beware The New Private Back Door
The NHS Care Bill as currently proposed has not so much a loophole in it to allow private providers to slice off the bits of the NHS they want to profit from as a gaping back door, an open funnel through which to cajole, influence and drain public cash into private provider hands – with….
NHS Bill amendment will not prevent private company piracy
Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) will still have the power to appoint private health companies, despite the promised amendment to the Health & Care Bill currently going through Parliament. A further amendment is needed to prevent ICBs from acting completely outside of parliamentary control, and providing private health companies with the opportunity to influence how the….
AGM and Conference 2021: York, 2 October
Booking for AGM & Conference, York, 2 October This year we are encouraging members to book online, via Eventbrite. You can opt either to attend in person (which we hope you will), or ‘tune in’ via Zoom if you would prefer to or are still wary about travel and meeting in public. The venue for….
Essay Competition 2021
Doctors for the NHS are running our essay competition again this year, in association with the Journal of the Royal society of Medicine, open to all doctors in training. (more…)
Evidence on the White Paper for Service Integration
Colin Hutchinson, DFNHS Chair, has submitted evidence on behalf of DFNHS to the Select Committee looking at the White Paper proposals to integrate health and social care. A cautious welcome but pointing out the risks that this could be a ‘back door’ to commercialisation at scale.
Something in the air – the truth about Covid aerosols
A joint letter from a wide range of colleges and professional organisations spelling out the dangers and current woeful disregard of aerosol dispersion for Covid when it comes to healthcare staff safety has been sent to the Prime Minister. You can download it here. (more…)
Private sector profiteers – a condemnation
David Rowland, the Director of the Centre for Health and Public Interest, has written a searing condemnation of the way the private sector is sucking up billions of taxpayers’ money supposedly to ‘help’ during this unique crisis for the NHS but in fact draining it of its most vital resource: consultant labour. (more…)
Integrated Care Systems – Our View
Doctors for the NHS Chair, Mr Colin Hutchinson, has submitted our view on the proposed rollout of Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) in England to NHS England in response to their call for views. You can read it in full here (or download as a PDF): (more…)