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

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 … Continue reading Find out more about the plan for maternity units and the resale of GP surgeries in North London

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 … Continue reading Why are two Islington GP surgeries set to be taken over by private equity firm?