LONDON KEEP OUR NHS PUBLIC MEETING: TUESDAY 30 OCTOBER 7pm
Camden Town Hall, Judd St, WC1
Join us to discuss
•Recent victories against NHS privatisation
•Latest attacks on the health service
•Reports from local groups and campaigns
•Future plans for action
(Please send any specific suggestions for the agenda)
WELL DONE TO EVERYONE ON 20 OCTOBER
Well done for making the 20 October demonstration massive and for all the efforts to make sure that the campaign to defend the NHS had as high a profile as possible. Thanks to all those responsible for the RMT sponsored balloon and organising the stall in Hyde Park.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/9fegwe0vvqbrhoe/vn2JxMrPZ3#/
TOTAL VICTORY AGAINST PRIVATISATION IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE
The campaign by Gloucestershire Keep Our NHS Public and others has forced Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust to reverse their earlier decision to outsource services. They have just announced that all their community hospitals and health services including 3000 health workers will remain wholly in the NHS. They rejected the option of opening health services up to private sector bids and will set up a new standalone NHS Trust.
http://www.stroudagainstcuts.co.uk/fightback/healthcarecuts/38-healthcare/132-a-landmark-triumph-for-people-power.html
HACKNEY CCG AGREE PLEDGE
Well done to Hackney Coalition to save the NHS. A 200 strong public meeting adopted the community pledge below and they have helped persuade Hackney Clinical Commissioning Group to include protection of NHS services against privatisation in their constitution.
Do the same in your area, Organise a public meeting inviting KONP and 38 degrees. Publicise the 38 degrees pledge where you can contact your local GPs on line by inserting your postcode. http://action.38degrees.org.uk/ccg_postcode
THE CAMPAIGN TO SAVE LONDON’S HOSPITALS
Campaign launched to save Lewisham A&E http://www.savelewishamhospital.com/why-close-lewisham-ae/
28% of West London hospital beds to be cut http://www.healthemergency.org.uk/breakingnews.php
BBC TV Inside Out on W London hospitals Available on i-player until 29 Oct http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01nj3c5/Inside_Out_London_22_10_2012/
Ealing Hospital www.ealinghospitalsos.org.uk
Central Middlesex Hospital www.brentfightback.blogspot
Hammersmith & Charing X Hospitals www.saveourhospitals.net
Save South London Hospitals Greenwich Keep Our NHS Public c/o franhook@cooptel.net
Save St Helier http://www.facebook.com/groups/215625528555482/
Save Chase Farm http://savechasefarm.co.uk/
Save King George’s Ilford http://www.savekinggeorgehospital.blogspot.co.uk/
PRIVATISATION WINNERS AND LOSERS
Implementing the NHS Act will cost £1.6bn
Including at least £1 bn in redundancy fees with 28,000 NHS jobs already cut last year
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/anger-at-cost-of-nhs-reforms-8217353.html
Why the BBC doesn’t report opposition to NHS privatisation? Lord Patten, the head of the BBC proposed by David Cameron, is also a board member of Bridgepoint who own Care-UK. Bridgepoint (Care-UK) have donated £400,000+ to the Tories
http://eoin-clarke.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/finally-we-now-know-why-bbc-refuse-to.html
6 CCGs have members who all in Virgin
http://eoin-clarke.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/virgin-care-represent-greatest-conflict.html
Mother takes Virgin to court
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/mother-fights-bransons-132m-nhs-bonanza-8198508.html
Guide to NHS rationing http://nhsrationing.org/
More information from www.keepournhspublic.com
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