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Campaign to preserve our NHS

Building a campaign to save the NHS

May 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment

SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS OF A CAMPAIGN MEETING  INTRODUCTION This is the summary of a meeting between the Socialist Health Association, KONP, Unite and Unison held on 5th April 2012. This paper is the first step in planning a collaborative campaign to defend the NHS against the damage caused by the Health and Social Care Act. [...]

A vision for health

Developing Labour Health Policy

Notes from discussions at our conference on 11th May 2013 Ruth Thorlby’s presentation Developing Labour Health Policy: what does the evidence tell us? NB these are notes from discussion groups,  they are not the agreed policy of anyone. Not patients – public Health Watch needs to demonstrate it involves the public Clinical Commissioning Groups should [...]

Whose National Health Service is it?

Some thoughts by ALAN SPENCE from the Clarion “The transcendental authority of England is its people”. A people’s Health Service demands new beginnings. In the light of bitter opposition to Tory plans for the NHS, isn’t it time to look at a co-operative model as an alternative? Those who work within the NHS should be [...]

Increase of life expectancy

The NHS is important, providing treatment, relief and care in time of need, but no-one can claim it is responsible for more than 50% at the maximum of increased life expectancy. So it follows that many other things need to be addressed too, to improve health and well-being especially of those with the worst health [...]