An investigation by the Mirror has found numerous connections between the Conservative Party and the private healthcare industry. Dominic Cummings, the former chief advisor to Boris Johnson, previously worked for … Read more
Conservative strategists are hoping that an unpredictable Trump will not add any fuel to claims that the NHS is on the table for future post-Brexit trade negotiations. Johnsons has also … Read more
Alan Winters, director of the Trade Policy Observatory at Sussex University, has warned that NHS patient data could be exploited by US tech companies under a trade deal with the United … Read more
On a live radio interview, Dominic Raab was forced to admit co-authoring a pamphlet advocating increased privatisation in the NHS. The Foreign Secretary appeared as one of five authors of … Read more
One: Matt Hancock, Michael Gove and others have been travelling the country repeating the claim that the Johnson government has launched “the largest hospital building plan in a generation, with … Read more
The labour Party has released 451 pages of official documents that undermine Boris Johnson’s claim that healthcare is “not on the table” in UK and US trade talks. The documents … Read more
The Cygnet Acer Clinic, a privately run mental health unit, has been banned by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) from admitting new patients; the inspectors found numerous safety failings, one … Read more
We Own It is a campaign group fighting for public services for people not profit. Their mission: “We want to end privatisation for good so that people come before profit. Public services should … Read more
An ambulance driver, who preferred to remain anonymous, called into James O’Brien’s LBC radio show to express his fears for the future of Patient Transport Service. This comes after the … Read more
John McDonnell has warned the public that Donald Trump’s assertion that the NHS would not be on the table in post-Brexit trade talks is not to be trusted. He also … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon launched the SNPs general election campaign with a vow to introduce a bill blocking any UK government from using the NHS as a “bargaining chip” in trade talks. … Read more
New research has revealed that US companies now provide 1 in 8 inpatient mental health beds in England. In some areas this chance is much higher. In Manchester there is … Read more
A study by the Centre for Health and Public Interest has revealed that £1.5 billion a year is lost to rental payments, interest on loans and profits. This equates to … Read more
A judge of an employment tribunal ruled that St Andrew’s Healthcare, a large mental health provider, unfairly dismissed a nurse with a record of whistleblowing because it feared he was … Read more
Maryfield Court, a private mental health hospital, has been rated “inadequate” and put into special measures by the Care Quality Commission. The hospital in Manchester is used for NHS patients … Read more
Channel 4’s Dispatches programme has revealed that senior British civil servants have met with representatives from a US companies to discuss the NHS in post-Brexit trade negotiations. US drug company … Read more
More than 70 Lincolnshire health visitors are being balloted for strike action as the long running pay dispute escalates with county council bosses trying to ‘divide and rule’ over future … Read more
The chief officer driving through the merger of five CCGs in Norfolk and Waveney boasts in a letter to a local councillor of having had responses from 245 members of … Read more
The care home company Advinia is under investigation by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following concerns that the company is financially unstable, according to a report in The Guardian. Documents … Read more
Babylon health plans to expand its virtual GP service to Manchester after its reported success in attracting NHS patients to use its GP at Hand business. The private company, which … Read more
