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The NHS Reinstatement bill and explanatory notes - updated

David Owen 16 May 2013

David Owen's Reinstatement bill continues to be improved and the below shows the latest text of both the bill and the accompanying explanatory notes.

Changes to the NHS Reinstatement bill

David Owen 16 May 2013

The reinstatement bill continues to be improved and sharpened, including an important adjustment to ensure any international trade deal ro treaty would require parliamentary approval if legislating for the NHS.

Selling our safety to the highest bidder: the privatisation of Plasma Resources UK

Lucy Reynolds 24 April 2013

Lucy Reynolds publishes this original paper on the government's proposed sale of the UK's state-owned blood plasma supplier. In their drive to dismantle the last vestiges of the state, the government appear to be exposing the British public to serious - and sometimes fatal - risks, including HIV and hepatitis.

NHS privatisation regulations - campaign pack

Caroline Molloy 8 April 2013

Act now to persuade the Lords to reject NHS privatisation regulations face on 24 April

The NHS - why it matters who provides the service

UNISON 1 April 2013

A 2002 pamphlet with much relevance for today's debate - costs of markets, importance of risk pool size, drawbacks of insurance models and more, it is not only who pays for health that matters but also who delivers it. Read the pamphlet in full here.

The NHS reinstatement Bill text and explanatory notes

David Owen 5 February 2013

Owen's Bill may become an important tool for campaigners and the public in pushing prospective MPs to publicly endorse a democratic health system. It is published in full, below, with explanatory notes.

How the BBC betrayed the NHS: an exclusive report on two years of censorship and distortion

Oliver Huitson 27 September 2012

In the two years building up to the government’s NHS reform bill, the BBC appears to have categorically failed to uphold its remit of impartiality, parroting government spin as uncontested fact, whilst reporting only a narrow, shallow view of opposition to the bill. In addition, key news appears to have been censored. The following in-depth investigation provides a shocking testimony of the extent to which the BBC abandoned the NHS. Download the PDF of this article.

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