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Briefing: NHS Devolution - Merseyside What’s wrong with NHS Devolution? Devolution is one of the latest big plans threatening the founding principles of the NHS: a comprehensive, universal health service, funded by taxation, free at the point of need, publicly provided and accountable. NHS Devo will transfer huge cuts from central to local government, promote … Continue reading What’s wrong with NHS Devolution?
On Tuesday and Wednesday the 26th and 27th April the BMA junior doctors are on strike again. There will be picket lines at all hospitals. Please go along if you can. Please see the attached Letter of invitation from a junior doctor at the Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust. There will … Continue reading Junior Doctors’ Strikes 26th and 27th April
Manchester deserves better mental health services— a national scandal, a local crisis Urgent meeting: Monday 25th April, 6pm-8pm at Mechanics Institute, 103 Princess Street, Manchester M1 6DD (entrance on Major Street) The main issue to discuss will be the possibility of a legal challenge to MMHSCT’s decision to close 9 frontline services. The campaign particularly … Continue reading Mental Health Crisis Meeting 25th April
Salford Royal want to close their patient kitchen and move to cook-chill meals - UNISON are fighting to keep meal preparation in house. Tender documents have been issued and a decision is expected mid May. Local MP rebecca Long Bailey has spoken out against this blatant privatisation move. See MEN: http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/anger-over-hospital-plan-give-11096013 UNISON has called for … Continue reading Salford Royal Cuts – Lobby Monday 25th April
NHS Devolution Dangers Wednesday 20th April, 7pm Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool (disabled access) • Ken Loach (hoping to attend) • Caroline Molloy (editor OurNHS, Open Democracy) • Pia Feig (Gtr Manchester Keep Our NHS Public) • Chair: Dr Alex Scott-Samuel (Public Health academic) This public meeting will focus on the dangers to the National Health Service … Continue reading NHS Devolution Dangers Wednesday 20th April, 7pm Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool
Campaign meeting Thursday 7th April, 5.30pm-6.30pm, Mechanics Institute, 103 Princess Street, M1 6DD (entrance on Major Street, near Chorlton Street Bus Station and Portland Street). (This precedes the Manchester TUC meeting to support the Junior Doctors – see below) We are organising a short meeting to discuss MMHSCT’s decision to proceed with closing 8 frontline … Continue reading Manchester deserves better mental health services – Meeting 7th April
Keep Our NHS Public stands alongside the junior doctors as they are forced to strike to defend themselves tomorrow, Wednesday 6 April. And is crystal clear on where the blame lies: firmly with the government. The junior doctors are opposing the undemocratic, bullying decision of Jeremy Hunt to impose the junior doctor contract unilaterally … Continue reading We are backing the junior doctors as they fight
*** MANCHESTER *** Pickets @ hospitals from 8am. Support March from MRI 12.30. Support Rally @ Picc Gdns 13.15. #JuniorDoctorsStrike
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