Allyson M Pollock, Peter Roderick The Health and Social Care Act 2012 marked the end of the NHS in England. But you wouldn’t know it from the election debates, as cries for more funding compete with differing claims about privatisation. Politicians seem to be deliberately avoiding the elephant in the room. This isn’t surprising. At the … Continue reading US healthcare “solutions” are the death knell for the NHS – will our politicians save it ?
PFI’s dirty little secrets
Please sign here to insist that Freedom of Information on public spending is enforced: https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/The_UK_Government_Change_the_Freedom_of_Information_Act/?mXYNljb Dear NHS Defenders and fellow travellers, In fighting for the NHS against the privatisers, we are sorely hampered by the difficulty of finding out what has been done with our money and property. This is partly because … Continue reading PFI’s dirty little secrets
Tell Ed Miliband to Keep Our NHS Public 9.30am Tue 21st April- Oxford Road Manchester
Ed Miliband is speaking at Man Met Uni tomorrow 11am about the NHS. KONP supporters are meeting at 9.30am in All Saints Park, Oxford Road, Manchester for a peaceful protest against Labour's "profits cap" plans which guarantee continued profiteering from our health services! Look out for the KONP banner, hope to see you there.
Why £8bn is a zombie figure that won’t save the NHS
CAROLINE MOLLOY 16 April 2015 As the former boss of the NHS slams politicians for not addressing the financial 'black hole', will the pledged £8bn merely be used to pump prime further privatisation and cuts? The introduction to a series examining the parties' NHS manifesto pledges. The NHS electioneering has so far been dominated by arguments … Continue reading Why £8bn is a zombie figure that won’t save the NHS
Election Questions – PFI Bleeding the NHS Dry
Joel Benjamin 17 November 2014 The Private Finance Initiative is a big part of the privatisation that's killing England's NHS, so why aren’t any of the main parties opposed to it?1. What is PFI?Rather than Central Government directly funding infrastructure works like schools or hospitals, Private Finance Initiative (PFI) means a consortium of private sector banks and … Continue reading Election Questions – PFI Bleeding the NHS Dry
The Devo Manc plan is a blitzkrieg attack to fast- track the reconfiguration of the NHS into new business models ready for private company take over.
Anna Athow, retired surgeon Greater Manchester Association of Trades Union Councils ( GMATUC ) called a mass NHS emergency protest rally to protest against the devolution of the Greater Manchester NHS Budget, called “Devo Manc”, without public scrutiny. An emergency resolution passed by GMATUC stated in part, “ As trade unionists we can only suspect that the break up, dismemberment, rationalisation … Continue reading The Devo Manc plan is a blitzkrieg attack to fast- track the reconfiguration of the NHS into new business models ready for private company take over.
Your NHS is Disappearing Fast – Time to Act
Tameside KONP members joined together with 38 Degrees members to campaign at Hyde market on 4 April 2014. We collected hundreds of signatures and agreed we will work together again.
Sell Off – Film and Public Debate – Wed 8th April
On Wednesday 8th April against the backdrop of the recent Manchester NHS Devolution announcement and just 4 weeks before the General Election, Keep Our NHS Public in conjunction with the Manchester Film Co-op will be screening the film "Sell Off" followed by the Manchester "NHS Public Debate" FILM 7.00pm Sell Off will reveal how our … Continue reading Sell Off – Film and Public Debate – Wed 8th April
Stockport Against Mental Health Cuts- Crisis Meeting- Wed 1st April
The latest cuts proposal for Community mental health services, will mean a loss of 45.5% of nurses and 30% of care coordinators since April 2014. The plan is for these to be implemented in July 2015. We believe that these cuts will mean that mental health services in Stockport will be unsafe.Please come to the next … Continue reading Stockport Against Mental Health Cuts- Crisis Meeting- Wed 1st April
When we say Keep Our NHS Public – We mean publicly owned!
National Day of Action – Leeds Sat 28th March
Come along to Leeds with Save Our NHS Manchester this Saturday Come and join us for a weekend of protest in support of the NHS!1) On Saturday the 28th March, Save Our NHS Manchester will be venturing to Leeds to join in their protest! This is the last of three Keep Our NHS Public national days … Continue reading National Day of Action – Leeds Sat 28th March
Salford City Council has decided to remove £1.6m of public health funding
Salford City Council has decided to remove £1.6m of public health funding from the Salford Health Improvement Service, while it decides where best to allocate those resources. The Health Improvement Service provides free community health focused groups across the city to the population of Salford enabling people to achieve healthier lifestyles. As no decision has … Continue reading Salford City Council has decided to remove £1.6m of public health funding
The Personal Health Budget: personalised healthcare or the end of the NHS?
Neoliberalism in Health Care in England LIVERPOOL, UK – 12 March 2015: Personal Health Budgets (PHBs) which were introduced as a means of allocating NHS funds to patients represent the privatisation of the National Health Service, according to research by the University of Liverpool. PHBs are NHS funds allocated to certain groups of patients to … Continue reading The Personal Health Budget: personalised healthcare or the end of the NHS?
Sell Off 8th April with Lucy Reynolds and Dr Bob Gill
Join Keep Our NHS Public and Manchester Film Coop on Wednesday 8th April at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation for an evening of flim, debate and discussion. There will be a screening of the film Sell Off followed by speakers from the film and a public discussion with candidates from Green, Labour, National Health Action … Continue reading Sell Off 8th April with Lucy Reynolds and Dr Bob Gill
Public Protest Sunday 29th March Manchester
Keep our NHS public Greater Manchester 