In the context of a debate on the situation in the NHS, we publish an article by Phil Bevin to open the discussion. Why the NHS is dead: our health service was Killed by Labour and the Tories and it’s too late to save it By Phil Bevin The NHS is dead and this is something … Continue reading Debate : the NHS
Phil Bevin begins his article as follows: "The NHS, once a single organisation that provided comprehensive healthcare free to all, at the point of need, is dead, and the Labour Party is an accomplice to its murder." The Kings Fund says that in England "there were an estimated 570 million patient contacts with GP, community, mental health, … Continue reading The NHS is not dead
Brendan Clifford (The image above shows Ernest Bevin to the right of Churchill, 8th May 1945) The NHS was established as a Communist service for a capitalist economy, made possible by the proceeds of Empire. It was a realisation of the safety net envisaged by the manufacturing capitalist, Joseph Chamberlain, in the 1880s. Chamberlain was convinced that … Continue reading The NHS—socialist order and capitalist freedom
Reprinted with thanks from the Workers Party of Britain website by WP Trade Union Group This week so-called “Junior” Doctors are again taking industrial action across England for 96 hours to demand better pay and working conditions, following on from a 3 day strike just a month ago.Junior doctors are qualified medical doctors who are … Continue reading Solidarity to striking Junior Doctors
Who are ‘NHS Providers’? Feargus ORaghallaigh I found the story at the link below remarkable ... https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/dec/13/hotels-being-used-as-care-facilities-to-relieve-pressure-on-nhs Here is a related story: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/dec/12/number-of-healthy-patients-stranded-in-english-hospital-wards-rises-by-80 I have long held the view that the current NHS is actually a system of hospital-led private provision of health care (much of it provided on a for-profit basis) funded by the … Continue reading NHS Providers
They want to share your medical records. Advancing medical science is the goal. Best beware Palantir, the data lord A US firm of surveillance accord. Don’t allow the NHS to lose its soul. Social change fed it umbilical cord. Gone forever when they pull the ripcord. US state security their main role. Best beware Palantir, … Continue reading WAR OF THE DATA LORDS
Hancock’s NHS Reforms Pete Whitelegg On the 11th of February Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced wide ranging reforms to the current structure of the NHS. In the House of Commons Hancock said: “At its heart, this white paper enables greater integration, reduces bureaucracy and supports the way that the NHS and social care work when they work … Continue reading Hancock’s NHS Reforms
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