NHS Support Federation
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We are a not-for-profit organisation campaigning to protect our NHS: Care for all, free at the point of use, for our community, and not for profit. (1989-2024) www.nhscampaign.org
Farage criticises Labour for “cosying up to” and “promoting” Brand... a decade ago And then... guess what... Turns out Farage was a guest on Brand’s online show in July 2024 – months after the sexual assault allegations were made public. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Farage was guest on Brand podcast after sexual assault investigation began
Reform leader this week criticised the Labour party for ‘cosying up to’ and ‘promoting’ disgraced comedian
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A GPonline EXCLUSIVE investigation has revealed wide variation in specialties included by ICBs in the single point of access rollout, as GP leaders slammed the scheme's ‘rushed’ implementation. Full story: www.gponline.com/single-point...
84% of children’s homes in England are privately owned (in France just 5 per cent of the market is run for profit). The average charge to the state by a private provider for a child in care is 6 times the annual fee to attend Eton. Profit-making companies shouldn't be involved in children's care.
Why councils are counting the cost of private children's homes
The government pledged to “crack down on profiteering” in private children's homes last year. So what's next?
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"Twelve midwife-led maternity units have closed in England since 2019 with six closing since Labour came to power in 2024" www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Rise in NHS birth centre closures ‘shocking’ denial of women’s rights, experts say
Twelve midwife-led maternity units have closed in England since 2019 with six closing since Labour came to power in 2024
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"Fewer than one in 15 stroke survivors are getting the amount of therapy the NHS should provide to maximise their chances of recovery" www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Only 6.4% of stroke survivors receive enough therapy, finds ‘damning’ report
Stroke Association says widespread lack of rehabilitation hinders patients’ chances of regaining physical and mental function
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New headlines suggest Palantir is staying put in the NHS for a while longer. Here’s why that shouldn’t happen ❌ Invite your MP to an event that will expose the truth about the spy-tech firm 👇 https://actionnetwork.org/letters/urgent-briefing-on-alternatives-to-palantir-in-our-nhs-invite-your-mp
Congrats Palantir, you're the most hated company in the UK 🎉
How a damaging cycle is getting in the way of developing the NHS we need lowdownnhs.info/news/how-a-d...
How a damaging cycle is getting in the way of developing the NHS we need - The Lowdown
Many of our NHS trusts are weighed down with year-on-year financial pressures. To investigate, we conducted an in-depth survey in one region, analysing a year’s worth of public board papers from all 3...
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How the cuts are made: money tightens, the workforce pays lowdownnhs.info/analysis/143...
How the cuts are made: money tightens, the workforce pays - The Lowdown
The pressures facing the NHS are national, but the evidence is local. To investigate, we read a year of public board papers from every NHS trust in one region, the North West: 31 trusts and the three ...
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Budget set to cut NHS capital funds, as repair bill tops £17 billion lowdownnhs.info/hospitals/bu...
Budget set to cut NHS capital funds, as repair bill tops 17 billion - The Lowdown
The budget is set to officially cut funding for NHS buildings and equipment to help pay for defence, as inflation erodes budgets and the Treasury refuses to fund a promised pay reform for nurses. The...
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NHS leaders sound a premature retreat on maternity care lowdownnhs.info/comment/nhs-...
NHS leaders sound a premature retreat on maternity care - The Lowdown
NHS leaders, faced with the challenge of sustaining smaller, local maternity services across large rural areas, have announced a clear, if controversial, policy. Close the local units, and make expect...
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Finding where resistance has succeeded as Trump faces mid-term blues - John Lister lowdownnhs.info/comment/find...
Finding where resistance has succeeded as Trump faces mid-term blues - The Lowdown
A new edition of my book Wealth versus Health – Trump’s Global war on Health and Science, now available as paperback and ebook, has given me much more than an opportunity to update the list of the Tru...
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"England’s largest integrated care board expects to need almost a tenth fewer hospital beds within a decade as it tries to close a projected financial gap that could reach £4bn." www.hsj.co.uk/finance-and-...
ICB expects one in 10 beds to close
England's largest integrated care board expects to need almost a tenth fewer hospital beds within a decade as it tries to close a projected financial gap that could reach £4bn.
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Going on strike isn't easy. It's a last resort when you feel you've got no other option. Michelle's been telling the picket line at Leeds General Infirmary why this is so important 👏 @unison.org.uk
Not the NHS Again! Podcast every Friday! @keepournhspublic.bsky.social @dauk-gp.bsky.social
Dr Steve Taylor@drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 7mo agoNot the NHS Again! - Local Election Matters Most political promises about the NHS are empty soundbites — but the real plans behind those words could risk destroying the very system we rely on. If you're unsure who to trust have a listen Full episode here 👇🏼 youtu.be/fP_cYiW9nL8?...
In a publicly funded NHS, run by primarily NHS trained staff, surely it is ethically & strategically essential to include a representative of local NHS Trusts on NHS ICBs? More worrying & poorly designed legislation in the current Govt's Health Bill...
Burnham and Healey extinguish NHS funding hopes - John Lister lowdownnhs.info/emergency-ca...
Burnham and Healey extinguish NHS funding hopes - The Lowdown
According to the Times, a joint letter from the Prime Minister and his Chancellor to Health Secretary Yvette Cooper confirms there will be little relief from the current funding crisis, even as waiting times for elective and emergency care increase. While the voluntary exit of Wes Streeting seemed to promise the possibility of a change
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Calls to cut links with Palantir, as benefits shrink and costs rise lowdownnhs.info/private-prov...
Calls to cut links with Palantir, as benefits shrink and costs rise. - The Lowdown
Despite the blocking of a motion at Labour conference calling on ministers to cancel Palantir’s NHS contract over the company’s links to the Israeli military, the government is still under increasing ...
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NHS bosses say smaller maternity units may have to close. It would force pregnant mothers to travel long distances to give birth. How safe would that be? Local services are always more timely. Financial numbers must not override human considerations.
NHS leaders say maternity care organisation is 'not fit for purpose'
The NHS Alliance said "difficult decisions" lie ahead and some maternity services may have to be consolidated.
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Our NHS has been hollowed out over the last few decades. Thank you @premnsikka.bsky.social The UK has 2.4 NHS beds PER 1,000 people Japan: 12.6 Germany: 7.7 Austria: 6.6 France: 5.4 OECD average: 4.2 This is why we have the disgrace of corridor care. It's time to invest and rebuild our NHS
The reality behind Britain’s growing youth mental health crisis New research challenges claims of a ‘snowflake generation’ and warns that delays to mental health support costs lives, writes Ayshah Tull. 📩 Read our latest newsletter:
The reality behind Britain’s growing youth mental health crisis
New research challenges claims of a ‘snowflake generation’ and warns that delays to mental health support costs lives, writes Ayshah Tull.
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Health Bill threatens to derail Burnham's drive for public control - Guy Collis lowdownnhs.info/topics/accou...
Health Bill threatens to derail Burnham's drive for public control - The Lowdown
By Guy Collis – UNISON Policy Officer The government’s Health Bill resumes its Parliamentary journey in the House of Lords on 13 October. As the first major piece of NHS-related legislation since the ...
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Manchester theatre nurses to hold more strikes Theatre nurses across four Greater Manchester hospitals are returning to the picket line over a dispute about overtime pay. #workforce #nhs #nursing #nurses #strike #manchester #healthcare #theatrenurses #hospital www.nursingtimes.net/workforce/ma...
Manchester theatre nurses to hold more strikes
Find out why operating theatre nurses at the Northern Care Alliance are going back on strike in a dispute about overtime pay.
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‘Victory’ as Glasgow health visitors to get job re-evaluated Industrial action has been called off in the dispute between health visitor team leaders and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde after a month of working to rule. #workforce #healthvisitors #glasgow #nhs www.nursingtimes.net/workforce/vi...
'Victory' as Glasgow health visitors to get job re-evaluated
Read why health visiting team leaders at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde have called off industrial action in a dispute over job descriptions.
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Employers must stop their dangerous substitution of doctors by advanced practitioners. Read our letter to the Government and @england.nhs.uk
