Private companies sell GP practices without NHS consent
The private company that owns two Islington GP surgeries has sold them without waiting for consent from the NHS – a clear breach of the rules under which they agreed to operate when they took them over two years ago. AT Medics, which operates the Mitichison Road Surgery and Hanley Road Primary Care Centre was…
Islington’s day of action for the NHS
Islington residents sent over 100 responses to the North Central London Integrated Care Board protesting the planned closure of the maternity unit at either the Whittington or the Royal Free on Saturday, 9 March 2024. They also sent postcards to a range of MPs, asking them to pledge to restore our people’s NHS. It was…
Have your say on the potential sale of two GP surgeries
Centene, the US insurance giant, is now selling the London GP surgeries it bought only 2 years ago. This includes two Islington GP surgeries: Mitchison Road Surgery and Hanley Primary Care Centre. This sale must be approved by the Integrated Care Board, and although they have limited powers it is worth replying to their survey and urging them to…
Save Whittington maternity services: respond to the consultation now
Maternity services at the Whittington Hospital are under threat as part of a review by the NHS body in this area, the North Central London Integrated Care Board. We have until March 17 to give our opinions on the suggestions. We believe that keeping the Whittington Maternity unit open and investing in it has the…
Support the junior doctors’ strike
Go along to St Thomas Hospital 8-11 am on the 26 February to support the latest strike by junior doctors. Junior doctors in England will be on strike for 5 days from 7am on 24 February as part of their continuing campaign to reverse the pay cuts of the past 10 years. BMA junior…
Find out more about the plan for maternity units and the resale of GP surgeries in North London
Two sets of speakers attended the February meeting of IKONP to tell us about two important issues: the consultancy on maternity care and the proposed resale of a number of GP surgeries. We recorded the meeting and you can find it in the link below. February IKONP meeting Chloe Moralesoyarce, head of communications for StartWell…
Why are two Islington GP surgeries set to be taken over by private equity firm?
Mitchison Road Surgery and Hanley Primary Care Centre are due to be sold to the HCRG Group, formerly known as Richard Branson’s Virgin Healthcare Ltd, as part of a sale of 60 UK surgeries believed to be worth £50 million. The two surgeries were previously run by AT Medics and Operose Health which is owned…
Join the We Own It campaign to hold politicians to account
We Own IT, our fellow campaign group, has launched its campaign to demand that all general election candidates pledge to fight for our NHS if elected. Here’s how you can start taking action for the NHS with an email today. Today – Thursday 8th February – we’ve JUST launched Pledge for the NHS.The campaign has…
Important dates for your diary for Keep Our NHS Public meetings
KONP, our national organisation, will be holding its Annual Meeting on Saturday 17th February, 10:15 – 15.15 online. This is the time for members of KONP to exchange ideas and look towards the future of our campaigning in what is currently the most extreme crisis the NHS has yet faced. It is necessary to register in advance,…
Why the NHS is worth fighting for
A film which appeared on The New York Times website is a brilliant reminder of why we are fighting to restore our NHS to a fully funded universal public heath service. You can watch the film here. It supports the Keep Our NHS Public vision for a People’s NHS. Our vision is based on the…
Save maternity care at the Whittington
Islington Keep Our NHS Public (IKONP) joined Labour councillors at a rally near the Whittington Hospital on 20 December 2023 to defend its maternity service. This is currently being considered for closure. Councillor Janet Burgess and Councillor Praful Nargund are shown holding the IKONP banner. We are responding to a review of maternity services by…
A chance to support a survey on privatisation
The doctor-led campaign EveryDoctor’s new project is to ask the public what they think about NHS privatisation. Many politicians want more privatisation in the NHS but have never canvassed the public so have no mandate to do this. EveryDoctor is planning to commission public polling to find out what the public really thinks, and then to run a big…
Whittington and Royal Free maternity units under threat
The NHS in our area, the North London Integrated Care Board is considering closing the maternity unit at either the Whittington or the Royal Free as part of a review of maternity services in our area. They say there is not enough money to fund urgently needed upgrades to both units. Our initial reaction at IKONP is that…
Learn more about our vision for the People’s NHS
We’ll be fighting for our NHS with our new campaign, Our Vision for a People’s NHS. If you’d like to find out more about what we’ll be doing to take us through to the next election and beyond, have a look at this recording of the meeting for KONP members that lays it out. It’s…
Sign our new petition
Keep Our NHS Public is launching a new campaign to build support for our vision for a People’s NHS. A public NHS for all is the most successful model of health care provision this country has ever had. That’s why we’re asking campaign organisations, trade unions, health care experts, politicians, and most important of all,…
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