Islington Keep Our NHS Public marked the 77th birthday of the NHS with a street stall at Islington’s Angel. Fifty-one people signed postcards telling Keir Starmer to invest in the NHS, not private companies. The NHS is in crisis because of years of underinvestment and we do not believe that Wes Streeting’s 10 Year plan … Continue reading A birthday message: invest in the NHS, not private companies
Why using private healthcare companies harms the NHS – and us
Private healthcare companies – hands off our doctors! Dealing with the waiting list backlog? Private healthcare companies are being given huge contracts by this Labour government to deal with the waiting list backlog. But is this a self-defeating strategy? Private companies do not train doctors. Where do they get them? From the NHS. Why can’t … Continue reading Why using private healthcare companies harms the NHS – and us
March for the NHS
Join the NHS bloc at the National Demo Against Austerity on 7 June, 2025 in London. Meet at 11:30 at Portland Place/Langham Place. Look for the NHS banner. We’ll be marching to save the NHS, stop the cuts and privatisation. We are calling on the government to listen to the public. Most want an NHS … Continue reading March for the NHS
Whittington Maternity unit to be upgraded but Royal Free unit will close
The maternity unit at the Whittington Hospital is to be upgraded. This follows a decision by the North Central London Integrated Care Board (NCL ICB) on 25 March to accept the recommendations of the Start Well project and focus on providing maternity care at four units: University College London Hospital (UCLH), Barnet Hospital, North Middlesex … Continue reading Whittington Maternity unit to be upgraded but Royal Free unit will close
Petition Keir Starmer: Patients not Profit
The NHS is on its knees after well after over a decade of neglect and creeping privatisation from successive governments. The truth is the NHS model is not broken: it just needs to be funded to succeed and restored to its founding principles. The current government’s plan is to expand private involvement in the NHS is … Continue reading Petition Keir Starmer: Patients not Profit
Keep fighting for our NHS
Islington Keep Our NHS Public (IKONP) braved the rain to join the Patients Not Profit rally outside Parliament on 26 February 2025. We joined other KONP members from around the country to tell Parliament to Invest in the NHS, not private health care. We must keep fighting for a publicly-funded NHS, said the speakers. They … Continue reading Keep fighting for our NHS
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