Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 4, October 2021
The news you didn’t see this week…
NHS
Black women twice as likely to have a stillbirth than white women, new report finds
“This report paints a stark and deeply worrying picture of the impact of deprivation and inequality.”
50,000 sign petition urging government to fund maternity services as ‘midwife exodus’ looms
“Morale among staff is low and has been worsened by the recent pay award in England.”
Our cash-starved NHS is being forced to turn to the private sector for investment and capacity
‘For the first time ever, more that 50% of an important NHS funded service – hip and knee replacements – are being paid for privately rather than delivered by the NHS.’
5 problems with the government’s social care reforms
‘The funding pot being talked about for social care is not sufficient to even address the issues of today.’
Right-wingers turn on Boris Johnson for ‘shameful betrayal over tax rises’
One thinks it ‘guarantees the total victory of socialism in Britain’.
Ten things you need to know about the social care funding shake-up
The cacophony of angry reactions highlights gaping holes and injustices with Boris Johnson’s social care and NHS funding proposals.
Prof Prem Sikka: Tax hike is regressive and fails to address social, healthcare and pension crises
The government did not have to hit retirees and the less well-off. Billions could be raised through progressive measures.
650,000 sign petition to make medical cannabis accessible to children with epilepsy
The End Our Pain campaign is calling on MPs to help the children ahead of Monday’s Parliamentary debate.
Tories slammed after ordering NHS trusts to describe refurbishments as ‘new hospitals’
The guidance issued to trusts goes on to define what constitutes a new hospital.