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NHS in Crisis 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 EXTENSIVE NEW CONTENT, along with NHS England draft ACO/ACS contracts and MORE at our new 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. HCT will be calling a MEETING OF COUNCILLORS read more here Debating the Future of Social Care Discussion article from Bob Hudson Fighting Privatisation and PFI Get the latest 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) Click here to play	Issue 10 available now - order yours to avoid disappointment 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. You can order copies of issue 10 ONLINE NOW. DID YOU MISS OUR EARLIER ISSUES? Back issues of the newspaper can be downloaded here
	CALENDAR of events Saturday 28th April 2018 13.10 Sheffield march & rally for the NHS - Save MIU & Walk-in centre City Hall Sheffield SHEFFIELD SAVE OUR NHS leads a March and Rally Meet from 1.30pm outside the City Hall March from 2pm to the Royal Hallamshire Hospital. Come and join in this important action to fight for the future of our NHS. Keep the Minor Injuries Unit at Hallamshire hospital and Broad Lane Walk-in Centre open. Time is short, as Jeremy Hunt is desperate to push ahead with Accountable Care plans which will leave the doors wide open to increased - even total - privatisation. Facebook Saturday 5th May 2018 12.00-13.00 MAY DAY Rally - Save our NHS Market Cross Market Place Huddersfield MAY DAY Rally - Huddersfield TUC * Save our NHS - Save Huddersfield A&E * Fight against Austerity & Racism * Build for 'A new deal for working people' TUC march & rally Sat 12th May - London Speakers from HANDSOFFHRI, UCU, UNISON, Kirklees Campaign against Climate Change, UNITE, Kirklees Stand up to Racism, GMB ALL WELCOME Please bring your banners Organised by Hudds TUC & Hudds Community UNITE Facebook Newsblog The Independent Reconfiguration Panel critical of CCG's handling of the Horton. But has the Horton been saved? In 2016 Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group announced the planned closure of obstetrics at the Horton Hospital in Banbury and the centralisation of obstetrics at the John Radcliffe Hospital ... Read the full item, and other breaking news Info links Links to important new information on other websites Realism needed over delivery task for providers NHS Providers, representing trusts, responds to the warning from NHS Improvement that their plans have been unrealistic. NHS spends as little as £2.61 per day on patient food Daily Mirror report reveals 13 hospitals spent less than £5 a day; average spend was just £11 per day on food for patients on hospital wards. NHS and council staff in a new care model 'vanguard' in Greater Manchester have voted for strike action. (£) HSJ article based on UNISON press statement. "Unison, which represents 230 council and NHS staff involved in the Stockport Together vanguard, said the decision follows seven months of negotiations. "The industrial action will take place on 27 April. The union said 96 per cent of respondents to the ballot voted to strike. "HSJ revealed staff’s concerns in January, which presented further difficulties for a project that has already been scaled back from initial plans to form a single accountable care organisation. "The project partners – including Stockport Foundation Trust, Stockport Council and Stockport Clinical Commissioning Group – have instead focused on establishing integrated community teams working under an “alliance contract” between providers." Union members are concerned about a planned expansion of unqualified support workers, as well as a reduction to the availability of services during peak times. Health Care Assistants doing nurses' duties Three quarters of HCAs are taking on tasks that should be carried out by qualified nurses, according to a UNISON report in the Guardian. A symptom of desperate efforts at cost saving while bridging huge gaps in staffing. NHS Improvement chief: Trust plans are unrealistic and unachievable Article in the (£) HSJ by Lawrence Dunhill, begins: "NHS Improvement has told providers their activity, workforce and financlal plans for the new financial year do not look realistic or achievable." In an email to the sector on April 18, NHSl chief executive Ian Dalton said plans submitted by some trusts are "not sufficiently robust" and further work is needed to address several issues before final submissions are made by 30 April. It is the first blast of realism from the top of the NHS since trusts, CCGs and local councils were told just before Christmas 2015 to organise themselves into local "footprints" and draw up Sustainability & Transformation Plans -- few of which are robust, evidence-based or achievable. Hunt halts Horton General closure plans A splendid victory for the Banbury campaigners after such a long haul, showing that no matter how hopeless it may seem it is sometimes possible to get the Independent Reconfiguration Panel to put a spanner in the works. Also a broad, popular, vocal campaign in a Tory area can create a political pressure, which should not be ignored. Search our info links database, or read ALL of them here	Join Us – Affiliate NOW for 2018 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! PUBLICATIONS Into the RED ZONE A briefing paper for MPs and councillors of all parties, and health campaigners in England Fighting Naylor Review asset-stripping: Fourteen Questions to ask on the Naylor Review 2017 More publications and back issues Coming soon: News sheets for Labour and Conservative Party conferences TRADE UNIONS Scrap the Cap - day of action September 6 Barts strike TUC Campaign: Fully Fund Our NHS Junior Doctors and NHS Bursaries VIDEOS Links to YouTube and other clips NHS BILL After 2017 election: press Labour MPs to prioritise NHS RESOURCES From June election, campaign guidelines … and more INTERNATIONAL Reports and links to campaigns in Europe, US, Canada and beyond
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