Health
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Making the NHS a “hostile environment” for migrants demeans our country By Erin Dexter
Three years have passed since Theresa May, then home secretary, committed to creating a “hostile environment” for so-called “illegal” migrants in the UK. Since then the UK has reinforced and multiplied its inland borders, making border guards of teachers, landlords, and healthcare workers. Continue reading
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The NHS – is it all about the money, money, money? By Paul Hobday
As Jeremy Hunt and Simon Stevens appear before the Health Select Committee in an emergency session on NHS finances, Paul Hobday explains why ‘where’s the money coming from’ is the wrong question. Continue reading
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The Tories just tried to sneak out the biggest EVER privatisation of the NHS By Steve Topple
The Conservative government has quietly announced one of the biggest sell-offs in the entire history of the NHS. On Friday 14 October, the government’s website released details of nine NHS contracts that are up for sale. And they are worth a staggering £7.9bn; 7.3% of the total NHS budget. Continue reading
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Leaked EU documents show that big corporations have seized control of our food safety regulations
It’s a dream come true for the industry giants. In the coming days, the European Commissioner for Health will consider the draft proposal. And even after Brexit, these rules could set the baseline for future UK regulation, too. But a public outcry across Europe for real, legal limits that protect people (not profits!) can still… Continue reading
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Big Food and the Politics of Diabesity By Dan Hind
The UK is in the midst of a public health crisis. According to the NHS’ most recent Health Survey for England 24% of men and 27% of women are obese; 41 percent of men and 31 percent of women are overweight. Obesity has increased markedly over the last twenty years. In 1996 only about 15… Continue reading
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The NHS is ‘Hanging by a Thread’
If things go Jeremy Hunt’s way, he’ll get the ball rolling on his plans next month. [2] But we’ve got a plan to push them into the spotlight. If enough of us chip in, we can make a powerful documentary to expose the real impact of his NHS cuts – and then get everyone in… Continue reading
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The NHS under Threat!
NHS hospitals don’t have enough money to survive. That was the stark warning from NHS leaders this weekend. And now it’s reported that an influential group of MPs might call a special inquiry into the state of the NHS. And that they’re making the decision tomorrow. Continue reading
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Expose Jeremy Hunt’s Secret Plans for the NHS
These plans are huge and complicated. Together we’ve started to shed light on them. But we just don’t know enough yet. If we want to have our say on our local NHS services before it’s too late, we need to see every detail. Continue reading
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The (not so) Secret Tory Plans to Gut the NHS Exposed
BREAKING: our people-powered investigation has uncovered Jeremy Hunt’s secret plans for our NHS. [1] So far, these plans – drawn up for every single area across England – have been kept under wraps. That changes today. Continue reading
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Do you want GP records shared, even if you’ve opted out?
Care.data may be gone, but Jeremy Hunt is asking whether you want to keep your opt out of your medical records leaving your GP’s practice. Will you tell him what you think? Continue reading
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Secret Plans to cut NHS services across England Exposed
Jeremy Hunt’s secret plans to cut NHS services across England are taking shape right now. They could mean big changes to the care our local NHS provides – including cuts to hospital beds or reduced A&E services. It’s just weeks before these plans become a reality. If we want to stand a fighting chance of… Continue reading
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Scrap the sale of our medical records!
The government review into the care.data scheme was published earlier this month and it recommended the scheme we fought so hard against be scrapped. This sounds like a victory, but buried in the report is a new worrying scheme to sell our medical records to big corporations. One of the schemes to replace care.data is… Continue reading
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UK Govt’s secret plans to further cut local health services exposed
Health Minister Jeremy Hunt has a secret plan to force through changes to local NHS services to cut costs. The changes – called “sustainability and transformation plans” – are being kept secret. But they could mean cuts to hospital beds, local walk-in centres or family planning services near you. Continue reading
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‘Pharmaceutical Companies Have Pressured Doctors, Suppressed Evidence’
Pharmaceutical companies say they lament the addiction and fatality problems tied to their products, but they also seem determined to resist efforts to address them, suggesting to do so would have to mean taking away relief from people in pain. It’s a medical story, certainly, but it’s also one that calls for following the money,… Continue reading
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Drug Companies are Still Ripping Off the NHS
The scale of the scandal’s only just come to light. An investigation by the Times found that the NHS is paying £85 for a basic skin-care treatment that used to cost just 70p. Price hikes like this one are costing our NHS the equivalent of 7,000 new doctors a year. Continue reading
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50,000 deaths a year: An “toxic air pollution crisis”: Sign the Petition
A public health emergency: that’s what MPs are calling Britain’s air pollution crisis. Thousands of lives are cut short every year from toxic air polluted with chemicals like nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide. There’s even evidence that it’s permanently damaging our childern’s lungs. Continue reading
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EXPOSED: A small number of rogue drugs companies are fleecing the NHS out of millions of pounds a year
They’re exploiting a loophole that allows them to buy up the rights to everyday medicines, hike up the price, and hold our NHS to ransom. It means our cash-strapped health service is forced to spend millions on overpriced drugs rather than spending it on nurses to care for our families or cancer services to help… Continue reading
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Save the NHS: Mail your MP today
Next Friday our MPs are debating a new law that could achieve everything 38 Degrees members want for our NHS: enshrining it as free for everyone, protecting it from profit-driven companies and stopping cynical government cuts. This new law is about the values we hold close to us: an NHS that’s got people at its… Continue reading
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FOI: Stop the G4S/Virgin Takeover of the NHS!
Yesterday, the government’s own advisors backed what 38 Degrees members have been asking for in our hundreds of thousands – that we have a right to know what private companies who run services like in our NHS are up to. But here’s the snag. The advice is buried on page 51 of a new report… Continue reading
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Mosquito Blowback? GM mosquito source of Zika Virus?
Here are eight stories on the Zika virus now ravaging Brazil. Four investigate a possible link between the outbreak and the introduction of genetically modified mosquitos to Brazil, and four, all from the mainstream/corporate press, take the complete opposite position, claiming that the introduction of yet more genetically modified mozzies can save the situation! Continue reading
The New Dark Age 