Tag: Campaign

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

Islington celebrates NHS at 75

The Mayor of Islington, Councillor Gary Heather, hosted a celebration of the NHS’s 75th birthday at the Town Hall on Friday 7 July, 2023. Counsellor Heather said he wanted to celebrate the event because of the important role the NHS plays in our lives. Islington Keep Our NHS Public (IKONP) was there, along with members … Continue reading Islington celebrates NHS at 75