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, … Continue reading Sign our new petition
Wes Streeting’s speech: a disappointment for campaigners
The speech from Wes Streeting, Shadow Health and Care Secretary, at the Labour conference was not what health campaigners have been waiting for. It contained significant red flags for those who fight for the re-establishment of an integrated NHS which is universal, publicly funded, publicly delivered and publicly accountable – principles of the NHS model. Jacky Davis, … Continue reading Wes Streeting’s speech: a disappointment for campaigners
End private involvement: fund the NHS to succeed
Keep Our NHS Public (KONP), our national organisation, has sent a message to the Shadow Front Bench: recognise that there is no spare capacity in the private sector that does not further undermine the NHS. Tony O’Sullivan, a retired NHS consultant paediatrician and Co-Chair of KONP, has outlined our vision for the NHS in this … Continue reading End private involvement: fund the NHS to succeed
KONP: a proud record of fighting for the NHS
Keep Our NHS Public (KONP), our national organisation, has released an update on our aims and achievements. It is an inspiring read – great to have at a time when the NHS is under more pressure than ever before. Read it on the KONP website. It is also in answer to baseless accusations from a … Continue reading KONP: a proud record of fighting for the NHS
Supporting the striking doctors
Islington Keep Our NHS Public (IKONP) joined the striking consultants and junior doctors on the picket line at the Whittington Hospital on September 20. It was the first time that junior doctors and consultants had held a joint strike. A three-day joint strike is also taking place from Oct 2 to Oct 5. Doctors are … Continue reading Supporting the striking doctors
Why increasing funding for the private sector is a bad idea
Nick Mann is a GP and member of Keep Our NHS Public. Private sector involvement in NHS treatment centres: When the Government announced plans on 4 August to rapidly accelerate private sector involvement in the NHS, it was implementing recommendations of the taskforce PM Rishi Sunak set up in December 2022 packed with private industry leads and … Continue reading Why increasing funding for the private sector is a bad idea
