NHS
Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 2, July 2022
The news you didn’t see this week…
Jon Trickett MP: The NHS crisis is a result of Tory policies and we must fight them every step of the way
Let's return to Aneurin Bevan who also famously said that “the NHS will last as long as there are folk left with the faith to fight for it.”
NHS outsourcing associated with higher rise in treatable deaths says Lancet study
A new study from the Lancet shows that deaths from treatable causes have risen in line with increased privatisation spending in the NHS.
Low-paid NHS staff forced to use food banks as they face huge real wage hit
Nurses who face a shocking real terms pay cut this year of £1,600, are being forced to use food banks to feed families.
Boris Johnson taken to task over failing the NHS
“24 hours in A&E used to be a TV programme,” he said. “Now it’s the Government’s policy”.
Private healthcare advertising booms amid record NHS waiting lists
There have been hundreds of adverts for private medical companies published on Facebook so far in 2022 targeting users in the UK.