Islington Keep Our NHS Public (IKONP) took to the streets on Saturday, 22 February to call on the government to invest in the NHS, not private health care companies. We ran stalls at the Angel and Nags Head shopping centres to distribute leaflets and postcards with a clear message: Invest in the NHS, not the … Continue reading Islington street stalls back investing in the NHS
Increasing privatisation won’t help the NHS
The government’s plans for the NHS and the increasing role of the private sector won’t solve the problems of the NHS – it will do just the opposite. It will deprive the NHS of much-needed money to recruit staff, buy vital equipment and rebuild crumbling buildings. In this video, John Lister, one of the founders … Continue reading Increasing privatisation won’t help the NHS
IKONP reacts to the health secretary’s plan
Islington Keep Our NHS Public (IKONP) is not ready to stop campaigning to restore our NHS, despite the promises of Wes Streeting, the new health secretary. Member Professor Sue Richards explains why in an article she wrote for the Islington Tribune (25 October, page 11): Brave New World for the NHS – or is it? … Continue reading IKONP reacts to the health secretary’s plan
More victories for North London GP surgeries
NHS Commissioners have terminated the contract with Operose, the owner of AT Medics, to run Mitchison Road Surgery in Islington. The NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board (NCL ICB) also decided that contracts for five GP practices in Camden operated by AT Medics Ltd will be reprocured over the next 18 months. All GP practices … Continue reading More victories for North London GP surgeries
Good news for north London GP surgeries
Campaigners have achieved some notable wins on getting GP surgeries in Islington and Haringey out of the hands of large US companies. In Islington it has been announced that the contract for running the Hanley Road Primary Care Centre, one of the original AT Medics’ practices, has gone to the Islington GP Federation. As a … Continue reading Good news for north London GP surgeries
Health Hustings cancelled
The Health Hustings that Islington Keep our NHS public organised has been cancelled because the Labour and Conservative candidates would not attend. The Green and Liberal Democrat candidates and the Independent, Jeremy Corbyn all accepted. But without the candidates from the two major parties it was decided not to go ahead on 26 June as … Continue reading Health Hustings cancelled
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