SOS NHS: national demo on 11 March

End the NHS crisis: support the strikes! Join the march on Saturday 11 March to stand with NHS staff who are taking strike action and send a message to the government to negotiate now! When: 12 noon, Saturday 11 March 2023. Where: Meet opposite Warren Street Tube station, Tottenham Court Road then march to Westminster … Continue reading SOS NHS: national demo on 11 March

We asked councillors to say No to Palantir

Councillors on the Joint Health Oversight and Scrutiny Committee (JHOSC) for Islington, Camden, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey have said they will ask our local health trusts and hospitals to review their use of Palantir Technologies products. Palantir is the US Spy tech company that has a contract to supply the NHS with software to bring … Continue reading We asked councillors to say No to Palantir

Say No to Palantir in the NHS

Palantir Technologies, the US spy-tech company, currently in the spotlight for helping ICE in the US to target people for deportation, is infiltrating the NHS. The NHS signed a contract with Palantir in 2023 to provide a Federated Data Platform – that is the technology to unify patient records from multiple places across the NHS. … Continue reading Say No to Palantir in the NHS

A birthday message: invest in the NHS, not private companies

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

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