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Published in: ourNHSKey NHS ‘efficiency’ programme ‘RightCare’ called into question in Liverpool – and elsewhere?NHS England is promoting ‘RightCare’ as a way for the NHS to deliver still more ‘efficiency savings’. But questions to Liverpool CCG show at least some local NHS managers are well aware of its flaws.
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Published in: ourNHSRemembering Sam Semoff – an American in exile fighting to defend the NHS“No-one – porter, domestic, nurse, medic or Consultant - got within a few feet of Sam in hospital without being asked their attitude to the Private Finance Initiative (PFI), or the latest government plans to undermine the NHS."
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Published in: ourNHSBeyond fake promises and blind faith, is there a glimmer of hope for post-Brexit NHS politics?The main 'leave' narrative blamed the wrong people, but people may yet realise they've been duped - and there are some interesting flashpoints ahead.
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Published in: ourNHSThe NHS is headed for a devolution iceberg - whilst MPs argue about deckchairsAs private firms gather in the Titanic Hotel to discuss the profit opportunities arising from NHS devolution, only a few MPs are raising concerns in parliament about the coming healthcare lottery for the rest of us.
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Published in: ourNHSJunior doctors are fighting for the NHS's life - as the Tories try to silence ALL health workersIt's no coincidence that - just as junior doctors gear up for battle to prevent damaging NHS changes - the government is trying to make it virtually impossible for other health workers to do the same in future.
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Published in: ourNHSHealthcare in Britain - first they came for the immigrantsNHS and public sector trade unionists speak out in defence of universal health care.