Nurses forced to clean wards after private company fails to improve
Nurses at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust are having to clean wards after cleaners from a private company in order to … Read more
Privatisation
NHS Bill to get its 10 Minutes – 13 July
The NHS Bill will get a brief presence in parliament this month. Margaret Greenwood MP has now secured a Ten Minute … Read more
NHS spend on private ambulances trebles in four years
NHS spending on private ambulances for 999 calls in England has trebled in four years, BBC research has found. Ambulance … Read more
Scale of NHS staff transfer to private sector revealed
The scale of the transfer of NHS nursing staff to independent sector providers in recent years has been revealed in … Read more
The junior doctors’ dispute is over – but the battle against the government to save the NHS is just beginning
The endgame is here. The NHS five year plan consists of massive cuts, devolution, asset and land sell-offs and closures: this is … Read more
Sussex CCG Must Act Now
Sussex CCG Must Act Now As Staff Continue To Leave Over Coperforma Patient Transport Service Failings The CCGs are ultimately … Read more
16,000 patient practice on short-term contract as six APMS providers pull out
A 16,000 patient practice has been left on a short-term interim contract after six of the seven APMS providers invited … Read more
Think the NHS is in poor health? Try being ill under the US system – Arwa Mahdawi
There are, I have found, many advantages to being a Brit in America. My accent makes me seem 20% hotter … Read more
Rescue bid for quality of care
The BMA has today published a report on privatisation in the NHS. It calls for Government to implement eight recommendations … Read more
Ambulance privatisation descends into ‘total shambles’
Hundreds of patients including people with cancer and kidney failure have missed important appointments for treatment because ambulances did not … Read more