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February 3 Events

Tens of thousands of campaigners from all over the UK took part in a day of protest demanding more funding and an end to privatisation of the NHS on Saturday February 3.

There was a 60,000-strong march in London. Some areas also organised their own local events.

Reports and pictures HERE.

Subcos/WOCs

new forms of privatisation

We gather as wide a range of information as possible on the fight to defend NHS jobs against the new outsourcing. Check out the page HERE

EXTENSIVE CONTENT, along with NHS England draft ACO/ACS contracts and MORE on this page

Analysis

Critique of Five Year Forward View, STPs and ACOs and much MORE
STPs: How serious are the proposals?
Detailed analysis published by LSBU, with all 44 summaries available HERE
What NHS Finance chiefs think about STPs
Response to this from Nigel Edwards, Nuffield Trust Will the NHS really need fewer beds in the future?, available HERE

Council Fightback

Some councils are taking a stand against STPs – but many are not, and are actively collaborating in plans which lack any public endorsement.

read more here

Debating the Future of Social Care

Discussion article from Bob Hudson

Fighting Privatisation
and PFI

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STILL USEFUL: MUST READ ...

NHS for Sale
Myths, Lies and Deception

by Jacky Davis, John Lister and David Wrigley

More information here

Hospital Mi££ions

Enjoy HOSPITAL MILLIONS, the pre-ACO version of our interactive Board game of investment and shameless speculation: fun and education online for up to four players.

“I never knew privatisation could be such fun” – J. Hunt (Surrey)

“Only an idiot wouldn’t like this. I hated it.” – D. Davis (Brussels)

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ALL the REASONS to join us on the march in London on June 30

Our 12-page tabloid newspaper has been published quarterly since January 2016.

It’s packed full of information and analysis for campaigners and union activists. Its circulation has steadily grown to over 10,000 per issue.

The current issue (April-July) includes

Reports on our massive February 3 events, and why you should march with us in London on June 30
Analysis of the latest spending promises, the continued beds crisis, private sector failures and NHS England’s latest moves on “integrated care”
Lessons from the newly-formed 1948 NHS and its dependence on the Windrush generation:
updates on the Judicial Reviews being pursued, and the call for justice for Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba
campaigns on mental health, Subcos … and much more

The paper is free to download. Order bulk copies of issue 10 here ONLINE NOW.

DID YOU MISS OUR EARLIER ISSUES? Back issues of the newspaper can be downloaded here

CALENDAR of events

Thursday 21st June 2018
11.00

London call - Thurs 11am - leafletting for NHS70 Jun30 with Daily Mirror
Unite HQ, 128 Theobalds Rd, Holborn, WC1X 8TN
Leafletting for NHS70 Jun30 with Daily Mirror
Anyone who can, please meet at Unite’s HQ

Saturday 30th June 2018
7 AM - 3 PM

Wales Save the NHS Rally 'Shout it from the Mountains'
Snowdon SY20 9 Llanberis
Join us at the top of Snowdon to sing and shout to save our NHS.
This event will run concurrently with a huge London SAVE OUR NHS event, to mark 70 years since the NHS was created.

Make your own way to the summit, by train [yes, train!] or on foot. Meet at 12 noon on the summit and let's make some noise!
We hope to live-stream the event to LONDON too!

Share the journey & walk the Miners Track with us!
Get to the Pen-Y-Pass car park at 7am, if you need to park here, as this car park will be FULL by 8am!
Other options are about 1 mile down the road & will also fill up fast!
We'll set off from Pen-Y-Pass car park at around 7.45am together, with our SAVE OUR NHS flags in hand!
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Newsblog

Serious questions surround increased NHS funding – inadequate response for cash starved service

Joint press release by Keep Our NHS Public, Health Campaigns Together and The People’s Assembly Against Austerity 17 June 2018

Theresa May has announced today an increase in NHS funding by 3 ...

Read the full item, and other breaking news

Info links

Links to important new information on other websites

£20 billion funding boost still falls short, GPs warn GP online adds more weight to those challenging the adequacy of the belated Tory response to the crisis their spending squeeze has created.

100 senior NHS doctors, nurses and academics sign open letter to Theresa May Letter coordinated by Peoples Assembly, Health Campaigns Together and Keep Our NHS Public wins 100 signatures at short notice from consultants, GPs health academics and nurses.

May under pressure to explain £20bn NHS funding plan Sky News shows the BBC how it could be done better

Sky’s NHS at 70: seventy defining moments Worth a watch

One fifth of Babylon NHS patients 'switched back to original GP' Encouraging news from Pulse for anyone concerned at the apparent runaway growth of this latest private sector wheeze from former Circle boss Ali Parsa.

Trust with worst financial performance aims for £156m deficit this year (£) HSJ update, revealing Kings College Hospital is aiming to hold deficit at a staggering £156m this year, after coming in £132m in the red in 2017-18 – almost £100m worse than planned, and now still negotiating on a "control total" with NHS England.

Search our info links database, or read ALL of them here

Join Us – Affiliate NOW

Major national affiliates now include UNISON, Unite, NEU (Teachers’ union) and FBU. But for strong campaigning we need local union branches and regional bodies to affiliate along with campaigners. The Green Party has also affiliated – and we welcome CLPs and other Labour Party bodies. HCT remains non-party, but very political – join us now!