Keep the NHS Public is a new nominally grassroots campaign to stop the creeping privatisation of the NHS and to keep it public. they are holding their first meeting in Sheffield on 26th January.
Keep Our NHS Public is a new nominally grassroots campaign to stop the creeping privatisation of the NHS and to keep it public. They are getting support from health workers, consultants, NHS users and many others, they are holding their first meeting in Sheffield on 26th January.
http://www.keepournhspublic.com/breakingnews.php
One caveat, although KONP is AFAIK not a SWP front, John McDermott (I think) is a member of the SWP, imo, sadly, this campaign will fail like all of theirs if they try to take it over.
Sheffield Keep Our NHS Public!
Meeting
26th January 2005
7.30
Quaker Meeting House
James Row,
(near Sheffield Cathedral, Blue Moon Cafe)
Speakers
Dr John Lister: Keep Our NHS Public, London Health Emergency
John McDermott: Unison NEC
John Campbell: Branch Secretary Northern General Hospital
Unison branch
Chaired by Jenny Cooper NGH Chair Unison
http://www.keepournhspublic.com/breakingnews.php One caveat, although KONP is AFAIK not a SWP front, John McDermott (I think) is a member of the SWP, imo, sadly, this campaign will fail like all of theirs if they try to take it over.
Sheffield Keep Our NHS Public!
Meeting
26th January 2005
7.30
Quaker Meeting House
James Row,
(near Sheffield Cathedral, Blue Moon Cafe)
Speakers
Dr John Lister: Keep Our NHS Public, London Health Emergency
John McDermott: Unison NEC
John Campbell: Branch Secretary Northern General Hospital
Unison branch
Chaired by Jenny Cooper NGH Chair Unison
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Self-serving NHS
16.01.2006 02:49
'the health service could often seem to be designed around the needs of the staff rather than the patients'.
I have recent experience of NHS treatment. It was a shambles. The staff know that most customers can't take their business elsewhere and they exploit that. Like all monopolies it is corrupt and rotten to the core.
Simon
A SWP front?
21.01.2006 12:45
Perhaps, some members of the SWP can respond to this.
patient