Do nurses take pride in their jobs? How many doctors take bribes to keep their mouths shut? A retired professor of medicine speaks out on the NHS in this extract from upcoming book 'Public Service on the Brink'.
The majority of British voters want to keep the NHS public. The Prime Minister was elected on the promise of no major health reform. So why is parliament backing the Health and Social Care Bill, against the known wishes of the electorate?
With the government's White Paper, we are facing the full-scale privatisation of the NHS in England and Wales.
Despite the deluge of coverage in England about the fate if its National Health Service there is a lack of alertness from journalists and opposition MPs about what is actually being proposed, changed or staying the same. Professor Wendy Savage exposes deceit in the government’s revisions to the He
The Coalition has agreed to modify the NHS bill, based on recommendations made during the "listening exercise". We must not accept the bill due to these minor tweaks, which simply present a few more bumps on the road to privatisation
It seems the British government is about to claim that the voluntary sector supports its plans to market the NHS out to "any willing provider". Those who actually give their money, time and effort to the voluntary sector should speak out against this if it isn't true.
Two activists have been arrested for protesting outside a think-tank lobbying for NHS privatisation. It's clear who really has the government's ear in the so-called 'listening exercise' on the Health and Social Care Bill
Professor Wendy Savage argues that the pause in the passage of the Health and Social Care Bill, which claims to reform the NHS, is just a cynical PR exercise — but citizens should exploit it and act now to save the NHS
In this lecture, based on the book The Plot Against the NHS, co-author Colin Leys attempts to set the record straight on plans for a new healthcare market. He argues that the healthcare reforms proposed by the Coalition are not as radical as they seem, but are part of a plot to dismantle the NHS b
If the Health and Social Care Bill is passed without major amendments it will forever be known as the “abolishing the NHS” Bill. Make no mistake, the NHS will be there but in name only: health services will be run on US lines by, and largely for, shareholders and profit, while denial of care will
Why is their so little protest about the NHS reforms? While the public have taken to the streets to defend tuition fees, EMA, libraries and the forests, opposition to the radical upheaval of Britain's 'most treasured institution' has been lacking in strength and unity. Perhaps it's time that the t
The effective privatisation of the NHS, currently passing through the Commons, manages in one bill to sum up so much of what is wrong with British politics.
