John Lister of London Health Emergency is a writer and academic who has campaigned against NHS cutbacks and privatisation for almost 30 years. He has taught journalism and health policy at Coventry University, is a founder member of Keep Our NHS Public, and a board member of the International Association of Health Policy.
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Published in: ourNHSIf our government won’t act to save our NHS this winter, this is what we must doNHS plans across England masquerade as ‘integration’ – but this autumn campaigners will meet to expose the reality now unfolding, of bed closures, private takeovers and a US-inspired system.
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Published in: ourNHSCouncillors must look before they leap into secret NHS cuts plansJeremy Hunt can no longer pretend he's following 'the NHS's own plan'. Expect fierce local battles ahead.
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Published in: ourNHSIs the new 'collaboration' in the NHS merely a way to make cuts?It's hard to see how the latest NHS reorganisation now secretively underway does anything other than put the accountants in charge, and balance sheets ahead of patient care.
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Published in: ourNHSNHS staff shortage “shock”…The Beeb claimed a scoop in investigative journalism this week – but its findings were no shock to most people.
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Published in: ourNHSMaternity review 'nothing more than a pretext for privatisation'The proposal to shift maternity funding into 'personal budgets' for pregnant women, is a formula for chaos and destablising core maternity services, warn campaigners.
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Published in: ourNHSJeremy Hunt’s solution for cash-strapped NHS trusts - cut 375 nurses each?Jeremy Hunt’s talks of patient safety - but his NHS cash 'solutions' risk repeating the mistakes of Mid-Staffordshire.