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Published in: ourNHSWhistleblowing in the UK - in part, it really is about cultureThe Mid Staffs scandal asks a number of serious questions about failures to raise the alarm over standards of care....
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe left needs to start again: interview with Ken LoachLoach's new film, Spirit of '45, is an impassioned account of the unity that built the post-war welfare state,...
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Published in: ourNHSMid-Staffs: we need to pay more tax for our health service in England
We need to consider both the amount we pay for the NHS and also what we mean by the "culture" problem - the culture...
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Published in: ourNHSSection 75 - what happened next
Since last weeks big report from Cutcher & Reynolds, the section 75 legislation introducing compulsory tendering to...
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Published in: ourNHSEVENT - Charing X & Hammersmith Hospitals Public Meeting, Wednesday 06 March 7.30pm
Charing X & Hammersmith Hospitals Not "Saved"!, Public Meeting, Wednesday 06 March 7.30pm
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Published in: ourNHSEVENT - Q&A with Ken Loach on his new film, Spirit of '45, 17th March
On 17th March when there will be a satellite Q&A with Ken Loach on his new film, Spirit of '45, a powerful call to...
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Published in: ourNHSEVENT - Tower Hamlets Save the NHS campaign launch, 30th March 2013, 9.15pm
65th birthday of the NHS and it is under severe threat from cuts and privatisation. Health Workers are losing jobs...
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Published in: ourNHSEVENT - march to save the Whittington, 16 March, 11.30am
16 March, 11.30am, Highbury Corner, Holloway Road to Whittington Hospital - When our A&E service was threatened in...
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Published in: ourNHSEVENT - Haringey Public Meeting Tuesday 5 March 7.30pm
Haringey Public Meeting, Tuesday 5 March 730pm, Wood Green Christian Centre, 24 Lymington Avenue, N22 6JR
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Published in: ourNHSA democratic response to health scandals
Repeated 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...