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Published in: ourNHSA democratic response to health scandalsRepeated scandals and costly reorganisations have shown there is a clear lack of democratic accountability on the...
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Published in: ourNHSQuick guide to section 75
For a brief overview of the regulations and context, we publish here a short note from Lucy Reynolds. We published...
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Published in: ourNHSThe real force behind the NHS Act - the EU/US trade agreement
An EU-US drive to harmonise services - particularly health - is critical to the NHS reforms. As the Trade Commission...
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Published in: ourNHSThe NHS as we know it needs a prayer
Regulations laid last week will turn England's National Health Service into a competitive market. They appear to...
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Published in: ourNHSThe lost compassion of nursing? Making sense of the Francis report
The failures uncovered by the Francis report go far beyond the compassion of individual nurses and managers, they...
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Published in: ourNHSHarmoni preferred to local GPs - the realities of Britain's new health market
City and Hackney GPs decided to take back responsibility for out-of-hours care but were overlooked in favour of...
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Published in: ourNHSEVENT - march to save Hammersmith hospital - Saturday 16th Feb at noon
North West London NHS is planning to close the A&E departments at Charing X and Hammersmith Hospitals. This will...
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Published in: ourNHSEVENT - Singing Flash Mob - Friday February 15th - Kings X station
A group of Keep Our NHS Public (KONP) activists and Velvet Fist, a feminist and socialist choir, together with...
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Published in: ourNHSEVENT - Friday 15th February at 1pm - rally opposite Lewisham Hospital
This will be addressed by Mayor of Lewisham Sir Steve Bullock, hospital staff, trades unionists, patients and...
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Published in: ourNHSLewisham hospital downgrade - the big pictureThe decision taken at Lewisham defies all clinical, financial or common sense and is a clear breach of the...
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Published in: ourNHSNHS actions - what's coming up
Updates and news on the Lewisham downgrade and judicial review; potential for NHS campaigning at the Eastleigh...
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Published in: ourNHSFlaws in the NHS go deeper than the Health & Social Care ActIn the wake of the Mid-Staffs report on hospital failure, David Owen has written to the Royal Colleges urging them...
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Published in: ourNHSHealth and a fair society: prevention rather than cureBritain's population is growing and ageing, yet funding for the National Health Service has stagnated for the first...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe sneak attack on Freedom of InformationThe Freedom of Information Act is an essential tool for the British people to hold authority to account. The...
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Published in: ourNHSThe NHS reinstatement Bill text and explanatory notes
Owen's Bill may become an important tool for campaigners and the public in pushing prospective MPs to publicly...
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Published in: ourNHSThe National Health Action party, and why you should joinNHA Party founder Clive Peedell explains what has happened to the National Health Service in England and why his new...
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Published in: ourNHSPCT's technical support provider goes into administration
The firm believed to provide the majority of technical support to London's PCTs, 2e2, is going into administration....
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Published in: ourNHSStuffed - hospital closures and chaos in England's health service
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt's decision on Lewisham hospital is a clear signal that some fundamental and bold...
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Published in: ourNHSIntroducing our new section - OurNHS
This week we have launched OurNHS, a brand new section of openDemocracy dedicated to England's National Health...
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Published in: ourNHSThe great NHS robberyAward winning author, Marcus Chown, summarises the reality of what has happened to the NHS, the quality of press...