The Socialist Health Association is a membership organisation which promotes health and well-being and the eradication of inequalities through the application of socialist principles to society and government. We believe that these objectives can best be achieved through collective rather than individual action.
We stand for:
- Universal Healthcare meeting patients' needs, free at the point of use, funded by taxation
- Democracy based on freedom of information, election not selection and local decision making
- Equality based on equality of opportunity, affirmative action, and progressive taxation
We campaign for an integrated healthcare system which reduces inequalities in health and is accountable to the communities it serves.
Analysis of coalition health policies
We arrange conferences and seminars, publish policies and reports, and provide a platform for debate on health issues. This debate informs our contributions to the development of the Labour Party's Health Policy. More details are in our Annual Report . Our AGM,which decides our policies , was on 20th March 2010 and on that page you can find an account of how we operate.
The SHA is affiliated to the Labour Party, the only political organisation prepared to entertain this agenda with any prospect of delivering it. But our members don't agree with everything the Party does. We are also affiliated to the Health Equality Alliance, the Equality Trust, Medact, the NHS Alliance, Dying Matters, the James Lind Alliance the Drugs and Health Alliance, Smokefree Action, National Voices and Keep Our NHS Public.
If you want to support our principles financially without becoming a member, or without supporting the Labour Party, please donate to the David Stark Murray Trust, a charity set up by some of our members.
The funding for our organisation and this site comes primarily from individuals and organisations who are members. We make a small surplus from our conferences and publications. Our sponsorship policy lays down the arrangements we make with other organisations. This site carries advertising but is not sponsored by anyone. Links do not imply that we approve of the ideas or products that other organisations might be promoting. Often the opposite is true, but we hope a wide range of information will promote a healthy debate. The copyright of material on this site belongs to us, or is in the public domain as far as we know, unless stated otherwise. You are welcome to reproduce our material so long as you give us a credit.
This site complies with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health information:
We do not record anything about your visit to this site, except for statistical purposes. If you email us we will usually add you to our database, unless you ask us not to. We do not share your email with anyone outside the SHA.
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