Keep Our NHS Public
More battles over the new form of health privatisation
The Unison union is calling on the Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS trust to halt its plans to hand hundreds of NHS staff over to a wholly-owned subsidiary company.
Health workers celebrate a win over privatisation at Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust
Hundreds of health workers at Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust were celebrating last week after bosses dumped plans to outsource their jobs.
Tens of thousands of people take to the streets to defend the NHS
Tens of thousands of people gathered for the NHS at 70 national demonstration in central London this Saturday.
May’s ‘Brexit dividend’ NHS funding plan backfires and creates chaos in the Tories
Theresa May’s pledge to boost NHS funding through a £20 billion “Brexit dividend” backfired spectacularly on Monday.
Wigan health striker says, ‘Join protest to keep the NHS public’ as five-day strike looms
A march in London on 30 June can help take on the Tories’ plans to push outsourcing and privatisation in the NHS ahead of the service’s 70th birthday, says Tomáš Tengely-Evans
Wigan NHS workers strike back against the outsourcers
Hundreds of the lowest-paid hospital workers took to the picket lines across Wigan on Wednesday. It marked the first day of a 48-hour strike by Unison and Unite union members against outsourcing.
Wigan porters push for a strike
08 May 2018Hundreds of low-paid hospital workers facing the threat of outsourcing in Lancashire have voted overwhelmingly for strikes.
Care for 13,500 at risk as outsourcer faces collapse
24 April 2018Care for many elderly and vulnerable people has been thrown into chaos. Only a few months after the Carillion crash, another giant of outsourcing was on the brink of financial collapse at the start of this week.
Say no to new scheme to privatise NHS jobs in Leeds
24 April 2018Health workers in Leeds are fighting plans to outsource over 2,000 jobs to an arms-length company.
Wigan NHS workers take on outsourcing - and the former Labour MP at the heart of it
27 March 2018Hundreds of low-paid health workers in Wigan are resisting bosses’ attempts to outsource their jobs to a firm run by their former Labour MP.
Pressure beats mental health service cuts in Lewisham
20 February 2018Health campaigners are celebrating after they forced Labour-run Lewisham council to reverse hundreds of thousands of pounds in cuts to children’s mental health services.
West London rallies against health cuts
20 February 2018Around 200 people rallied to defend the NHS in Ealing Town Hall in west London last Tuesday night. The rally was called by the Ealing Save Our NHS campaign.
Health workers in north west England resist outsourcing threat to hospitals
13 February 2018Former Labour MP Neil Turner has brushed aside low-paid hospital workers’ concerns over outsourcing.
Protesters gather in London to say no to Tory attacks on the NHS
03 February 2018Protesters are gathering on Gower Street in central London today to protest against the Tory assault on the NHS.
A big protest in London on 3 February can help push back Tory attacks on the NHS
16 January 2018An urgent call to resist the Tories’ attacks on the NHS went out from a health campaigners’ meeting in London on Thursday of last week.
Mother of Becky Romero leads protest over her death - and backs 3 Feb NHS demo
13 January 2018The mother of Becky Romero, a 15 year old who died because of metal health cuts, has slammed underfunding of services as “utterly shameful”. And she called on people to join the demonstration for the NHS on 3 February in London.
Two deaths after long ambulance waits - Tory cuts are to blame
07 January 2018At least two people have died this month because of Tory cuts to the NHS.
As campaigners call a national protest for the NHS on 3 February - let’s make it big
05 January 2018Health campaigners are planning a national demonstration against the Tories’ assault on the NHS. Called by Health Campaigns Together and the People’s Assembly for Saturday 3 February, it could bring tens of thousands onto the streets of London.
Equalities report shows the institutional racism facing workers in the NHS
02 January 2018The latest equalities figures show that black workers in the NHS aren’t reaching the highest pay rates—and are more likely to be disciplined, explains Tomáš Tengely-Evans
PFI firms in the NHS set for £190 million windfall due to Tory corporation tax cuts
28 December 2017Corporations profiting from Private Finance Initiative (PFI) schemes have creamed millions from the NHS and Tory tax cuts are handing them even more.
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