12 August 2020 — John Pilger
The Dirty War on the NHS was first broadcast in Britain on the ITV Network on 17 December, 2019. It was shown following the general election that saw Boris Johnson become prime minister – even though the future of the NHS was a major issue in the campaign.
17 May 2019 — True Publica
TruePublica Editor: You may have read various reports in the media this last week about falling GP numbers. Below is the unedited output from the National Health Executive where the mainstream media got their numbers from.
16 May 2019 — True Publica
By TruePublica: The NHS is no longer facing a crisis – it’s worse than that. The reality is that an inward collapse, an implosion, is now the most likely scenario in the face of a government unwilling to take action, whilst its privatisation plans and disastrous handling of Brexit continues.
7 February 2019 — WSWS
Theresa May’s Conservative government recently set out a 10-year plan for the National Health Service (NHS).
As if everyone was oblivious to the last nine years of austerity, including huge cuts to the NHS budget and privatization of health services, May claimed the Tories would be the saviours of the NHS over the next decade with the launch of the Long Term Plan (LTP).
7 December 2018 — Our NHS
RCN members
On Saturday the Daily Mail called for “an army of volunteers” to “transform” the NHS. Royal College of Nursing members have written to Dame Prof. Donna Kinnair, the acting head of the RCN, in response to their involvement in the “Helpforce” campaign.
16 October 2018 — WSWS
NHSI is responsible for overseeing foundation trusts and NHS trusts, as well as “independent providers” operating within the NHS. This figure has been deemed “unaffordable” by NHSI. Trusts across England were already at a total deficit of £814 million at the close of June, roughly £80 million worse than the same time last year.
8 October 2018 — OurNHS
NHS plans due to take effect next spring could make general healthcare as difficult to access as mental healthcare already is – and lock future governments into long contracts with private firms, warn campaigners.
15 November 2017 — 38 Degrees
It’s worse than we thought. 38 Degrees’ damning report into the NHS, funded by thousands of us, has revealed 70 frontline services have been threatened with closure.And that’s in the last 4 months alone. [1] A&E departments, maternity units and GP surgeries are all facing the axe.
22 September 2017 — 38 Degrees
The “worst winter in recent history”- that’s what hospital chiefs have said could be the reality for our NHS unless it gets the funding it needs, fast. [1] It’d mean overcrowded A&Es and long waits in hospital corridors because there’s not enough beds.
Right now, the Chancellor Philip Hammond MP is asking for ideas about where the government should spend its money over the next year. [2] The deadline is today. [3] A huge petition, signed by all of us, will show him that the public want the NHS to be at the top of his list.
Will you sign the emergency petition demanding more money for our NHS now? It’ll be delivered tonight, so please sign your name now:
25 August 2017 — 38 Degrees
The government is trying to keep plans to slash NHS funding secret – but together we’re doing the last thing they want by getting it all over the media. 38 Degrees members are coming together in their hundreds of thousands to get the plans revealed – share so everyone knows.
19 June 2017 — 38 Degrees
Health Minister Jeremy Hunt is about to sign-off secret plans to force changes to local NHS services. And it’s all just to cut costs. The plans could mean cuts to hospital beds, making waiting times longer, and cutting NHS staff. [1]
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22 November 2016 — 38 Degrees
Exposed: hospital beds across England are dangerously full. And now Jeremy Hunt’s plans for our NHS mean thousands more hospital beds could be cut. [1] Asthma attacks, bad falls, or car accidents could put any of us in need of a hospital bed – and the idea of turning up to an overcrowded hospital in an emergency doesn’t bear thinking about.
