NHS to start advertising The government has announced plans to introduce marketing into the NHS alongside a pay-per-patient funding system that would see hospitals…
Occupy and win: a manual for fighting hospital closures A pamphlet produced in 1984 by London Health Emergency which is a guide for hospital workers on how …
NHS staff protest outside parliament Hundreds of NHS workers from 16 different Trade Unions rallied outside Parliament yesterday in opposition to health service privatisation.
Physiotherapy students protest against unemployment Hundreds of physiotherapy students and graduates have converged on Holyrood to lobby MSPs over their "limited chances" of finding employment.
Mass demonstrations against NHS cuts Thousands of people have been marching today against the ongoing NHS cuts that are part of ‘cost saving’ privatisation measures designed to…
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One-day national NHS strike Workers at the supply agency NHS Logistics have walked out on a symbolic one-day strike to protest the planned privatisation of the logistics…
Three day strike at Whipps Cross Hospital This week there was an escalation in the long running dispute betweeen cleaners, porters and switchboard staff, and their private employers at…
London: Hospital porters and cleaners on strike Porters, cleaners and switchboard staff employed by Rentokil Initial, based at Whipps Cross Hospital in East London, have been on strike since…
Private finance ‘draining’ NHS trusts In the wake of a renewed drive to expand Private Finance Initiatives (PFI) across the public sector, it has been revealed that earlier projects have been draining cash at the expense of Trust-owned properties.
Mental health worker interview Following reports that the mentally ill are being abandoned, Robert Allen interviewed Jim, a worker in the mental health system.
More NHS job cuts Another 1,000 jobs are to be axed in the health service, this time from the relatively new NHS Direct, bringing the total job losses across the sector to 13,000 over the past few months.
