"Market-driven policies leave communities like Makerfield with the greatest health needs and on the wrong side of widening inequalities."
Tag: NHS
Does Labour’s health policy pass the Makerfield test? – Rathi Guhadasan
"Andy Burnham gave us the test. On health, his government is not yet passing it. The good news is that the answer sheet has been in Labour's possession for seventy-eight years."
The Employment Rights Act doesn’t go far enough for NHS workers – Dr Adelina McLeod, BMA
BMA UK Council member Dr Adelina McLeod argues the Employment Rights Act doesn't go far enough for the NHS — making the case for solidarity action
Burnham must end NHS privatisation – Lucy Nichols, Keep Our NHS Public
"If Burnham really is as different from Starmer as he claims, he will need to break from Starmer’s status quo. This means a new attitude to public services."
NHS campaigners urge Burnham to take different course
SOS NHS, campaign groups and trade unions have written the following open letter to Andy Burnham urging him to take a different path on the NHS.
Keep Palantir away from NHS patient data – UNISON
"Allowing a morally dubious firm like Palantir to work with the NHS is damaging public confidence."
SIGN: NHS staff not AI! – Keep Our NHS Public
"Patients deserve safe care delivered by properly trained NHS staff, not AI. Technology should support NHS staff, not replace them."
New Health Secretary James Murray must challenge NHS privatisation – Keep Our NHS Public
"Murray ought to listen to the concerns of NHS Staff and their representative unions, and do what Streeting failed to: improve the working conditions for NHS staff."
Wes Streeting as Health Secretary: privatisation, chaos, failure – Keep Our NHS Public
"For those who believe in a universal, publicly provided NHS free from corporate control, his departure is not the loss of a reformer. It is the end of a deeply damaging chapter."
Health unions call for NHS pay rise talks – UNISON
"Staff are angry and feel deeply let down after years of falling wages and relentless pressure."