Join the Restore the People’s NHS conference


Get ready for the general election and prepare yourself with the arguments, facts, and campaigning skills to win back our NHS at the Keep our NHS Public (KONP) conference on Saturday 22 June. Learn from NHS activists, health workers, and respected experts about how and why we should be fighting for a full restoration of the … Continue reading Join the Restore the People’s NHS conference

Speak out now against the sale of Islington GP practices without permission


Three years ago, there was a public outcry at the sale of two Islington GP services to a large US Company, Centene – a company with many health contract violations on its record in the USA. NHS commissioners then gave their permission for this without consulting patients.  Now Centene has sold on the Islington practices … Continue reading Speak out now against the sale of Islington GP practices without permission

Fight to keep what Nye started


Islington Keep Our NHS Public shared our campaign to Restore the People’s NHS outside the Screen on the Green in April, coinciding with a screening of Nye, the National Film Theatre production that tells the story of how Aneurin (Nye) Bevan founded the NHS. We handed out postcards and leaflets explaining why we must act … Continue reading Fight to keep what Nye started

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 … Continue reading Private companies sell GP practices without NHS consent

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 … Continue reading Islington’s day of action for the NHS

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 … Continue reading Save Whittington maternity services: respond to the consultation now