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Health campaigners have called a weekend of protests against Richard Branson’s Virgin Care, one of the leading private companies bidding for NHS contracts.

The Unite union has called for another national strike over pensions in the NHS.

The Unite union has called for another national strike over pensions in the NHS.

Billionaire convicted fraudster Richard Branson is set to take over NHS community health services in Surrey in a £500 million five year deal.

Around 100 people joined a protest outside the Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI) on Thursday of last week. It was called in 24 hours after news that the Health and Social Care Bill had been passed.

A leaked document reveals that the Tory health bill puts patients’ lives at risk.

The hugely unpopular Health and Social Care Bill is a deeply regressive piece of legislation. It will unleash one of the biggest social injustices ever visited on NHS users and workers.

Protesters held vigils outside more than 20 hospitals on Monday of this week. They were marking the clearing of Andrew Lansley’s Health and Social Care Bill in the House of Lords.

Occupation at Oxfordshire trust NHS workers, supporters and activists occupied the headquarters of Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust on Friday of last week.

Around 20 people have occupied the main meeting room at Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust this afternoon (Friday).

Tory plans to smash up the NHS reach their final stage in parliament this week.

A leaked document shows how convoluted the government’s new "commissioning" procedure for healthcare will be.