Bolton NHS Question time is this Thursday 29th January 2015. 7pm at Bolton Central Library - come along and get involved !
North West Crisis in Mental Health and Social Care Conference
The next organising meeting for the conference will be held at the Salford Arms in Manchester on Monday 26th January 2015 at 7pm (146 Chapel St, Salford. M3 6AF) All are very welcome The venue for the conference has been confirmed. It will be on Saturday 3rd March 2015 at Manchester Methodist Hall 11-3pm
Stockport Against Mental Health Cuts Vigil
Stockport Against Mental Health Cuts will hold a Vigil tomorrow night on the steps of Stockport Art gallery on Thursday 8/1/15 @ 5.30pm- Bring Candles and any banners. The Stockport Express has agreed to cover this event. The next campaign meeting is on Wednesday 4/2/15 at 6pm, Stockport town Hall (Please note that campaign meeting … Continue reading Stockport Against Mental Health Cuts Vigil
Sell Off – Everyone needs to see this film before the General Election
Corporate interests rather than patient care is driving reform in today's NHS and will divert money away from YOU. And the media are failing to tell you this. This film is radical. With over a dozen NHS insiders as my witnesses, I tell the alarming story of how the health service as we know it … Continue reading Sell Off – Everyone needs to see this film before the General Election
Stockport Against Mental Health Cuts
Stockport Clinical Commissioning Group, alongside bosses from Stockport Council, Pennine Care and Stockport Foundation Trust, have decided to pay £450.000 to external management consultants for 12 weeks work, at the same time as cutting nursing posts. Why? " ... to help the economy to move quickly from an adversarial to a collaborative relationship to enable … Continue reading Stockport Against Mental Health Cuts
Trafford KONP screening of Sell-Off Tues 9th Dec 7.15pm
Trafford KONP will be screening “Sell off” on Tuesday 9th December at the Sip Club Stretford 7.15pm “Corporate interests rather than patient care is driving reform in today’s NHS and will divert money away from YOU. And the media are failing to tell you this. This film is radical. With over a dozen NHS insiders … Continue reading Trafford KONP screening of Sell-Off Tues 9th Dec 7.15pm
Press release 30/11/2014 for immediate release How safe is Tameside Hospital?
George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced today that he will put an extra £2bn into frontline health services across the UK. NHS Campaigners in Tameside says that this is a fraction of what is needed to rescue the NHS. They are also concerned that the arrival of management consultants Price Waterhouse Cooper (PwC) … Continue reading Press release 30/11/2014 for immediate release How safe is Tameside Hospital?
KONP Gtr Manchester screening of Sell -Off 11th Dec
Thursday 11th Dec 2014 7.15pm The Lounge room at Methodist Central Hall. 1 Central Buildings, Oldham St., M1 1JQ We will be screening “Selloff” “Corporate interests rather than patient care is driving reform in today’s NHS and will divert money away from YOU. And the media are failing to tell you this. This film is … Continue reading KONP Gtr Manchester screening of Sell -Off 11th Dec
North West campaign launched to defend Mental Health Services
Why is it in 2014 that writers and celebrities are often the chosen speakers at many demos or public events about the austerity? Is it because the left is so disengaged from the people on the frontline of the cuts? Last Saturday I was at an event where the people directly affected by the cuts … Continue reading North West campaign launched to defend Mental Health Services
Lobby of the Well Being Scrutiny committee in Stockport on Tuesday 25/11/14 at 5.30pm
1) There is a Lobby of the Well Being Scrutiny committee in Stockport on Tuesday 25/11/14 at 5.30pm outside Fred Perry House, Edward street Stockport (Near Town Hall). This is a body of local politicians who oversee health provision in Stockport. The campaign group will be able to provide evidence on the impact of proposed … Continue reading Lobby of the Well Being Scrutiny committee in Stockport on Tuesday 25/11/14 at 5.30pm
Bolton Petitioning at the Christmas lights switch on Thursday Nov 20th Victoria Square.
We will be gathering signatures for our petition this Thursday in Victoria Square between 4pm and 7pm. If you can get along at all for any part of that time that would be really helpful, we are submitting the petition next week and currently have over 6500 signatures, we are still hopeful of achieving 10,000 … Continue reading Bolton Petitioning at the Christmas lights switch on Thursday Nov 20th Victoria Square.
BBC PFI
BBC in the North are producing an episode of the Inside-Out programme looking at Private Finance Initiative deals, in the NHS, local government, roads, etc. They're looking for people to interview who were involved in PFI deals, or work somewhere that's PFI-run, or have a well-informed opinion about PFI. If you or someone you know … Continue reading BBC PFI
Regional KONP Meeting 20th November
NEXT REGIONAL MEETING ON THURSDAY 20th NOVEMBER 7.15 - 9.15 AT THE VICTORIA HOTEL, 28 GREAT GEORGE STREET LS1 3DL . It’s directly behind Leeds Town Hall. Huddersfield have just had a Die In, Leeds have been outing guys of Cameron and Branson and are planning a street event round the Efford Bill ( in parliament Nov 21sT) … Continue reading Regional KONP Meeting 20th November
TTIP
Manchester Film Co-operative would like to invite you to a screening of the documentary film The Brussels Business. In the early 90s two young men discover the enormous influence of lobbying in Brussels. One becomes the leading lobby-watchdog in Brussels, the other one becomes a top lobbyist on world trade issues, representing 50% of the … Continue reading TTIP
PFI Workshop 6th Dec
– a workshop on PFI debt is to be run by experts from Corporate Watch who will brief anyone interested on the intricacies of the Private Finance Initiative and how it can be opposed .Saturday 6 December, 10am to 4.30pm, at the Unite office on Salford Quays (Transport House, Merchants Quay, Salford Quays M50 3SG). … Continue reading PFI Workshop 6th Dec
Keep our NHS public Greater Manchester 