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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 picture
The 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 Act
In 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 cure
Britain's population is growing and ageing, yet funding for the National Health Service has stagnated for the first...
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Published in: Freedom of InformationThe sneak attack on Freedom of Information
The 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 join
NHA 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 robbery
Award winning author, Marcus Chown, summarises the reality of what has happened to the NHS, the quality of press...
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Published in: ourNHSBriefing paper - the NHS reinstatement bill
An explanation of what David Owen's new bill is trying to achieve and why it is needed
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Published in: ourNHSWhat was the real purpose of Virgin's mysterious report into NHS customer service?
In 2000, Labour asked Virgin to report on customer services in the NHS. What they delivered went well beyond this...
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Published in: ourNHSThe Lewisham scandal: market failure and the NHS
Next week Jeremy Hunt will announce the closure of A&E and maternity services, in the face of a concerted campaign...