Caroline Molloy is openDemocracy's UK health and social affairs correspondent, a journalist and speaker. She has written extensively on politics, public services and the welfare state, and has a particular interest in public services and technology.
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Published in: ourNHSStop the hospital closure clauseThe government is trying to quietly rush through a law making it much easier to close our hospitals. It's time to...
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Published in: ourNHSVictory for Lewisham hospital - but government's plan B threatens 100s more hospitalsThe Appeal Court today ruled against government attempts to close most of the popular Lewisham Hospital. But even as...
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Published in: ourNHSUK Government to make it easier to shut hospitals without full consultation
The government is trying to push through a last minute change to the law to make it far easier to shut down A&E...
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Published in: ourNHSGovernment forcing us to open NHS to competition, say commissioners
The government promised parliament that NHS competition would not be compulsory under their new laws. New evidence...
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Published in: ourNHSPeterborough Hospital, the NHS and Britain's privatisation racketSolving a hospital disaster that was caused by privatisation with more privatisation, makes little sense - until you...
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Published in: ourNHSLook who's after the NHS's first billion pound privatisation
All the big beasts of NHS privatisation are hoping to get their hands on older people's NHS services - though some...