The Socialist Health Association exists to promote health and wellbeing, social justice, and the eradication of inequalities through the application of socialist principles to society and government.
We are an active campaigning organisation. As well as supporting critical debate about the wide range of issues that affect health and wellbeing in the third millennium, we want to make a difference by having influence on the government and the Labour Party.
OUR CORE VALUES
Underpinning our Mission are three core values :
- DEMOCRACY - informed participation with election not selection
- EQUALITY - of opportunity and respect supported by affirmative action
- UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE - meeting the prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and care needs of all, publicly provided, free at the point of use and funded by general taxation.
Underpinning these core values are seven guidelines for action :
- PREVENTION AS WELL AS TREATMENT - investment in prevention of disease as well as on treatment
- WIDER DETERMINANTS AS WELL AS HEALTHCARE - recognition that the wider determinants such as income, education and employment are as important in promoting the nation's health as healthcare
- INTERNATIONALISM - recognition of the UK's international obligations to developing nations in respect of trade agreements and the importation of scarce healthcare personnel
- SOLIDARITY - working in close collaboration with other like minded bodies such as trade unions and the other socialist societies
- LOCALISM - decision making as near as possible to where it will have impact and at community level wherever practicable
- AN INTEGRATED, WHOLE SYSTEMS APPROACH - health, social care and wellbeing services provided through partnership working as integrated packages tailored to the needs of user, not the convenience of providers
- COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOUR - a cooperative approach to the running of public, voluntary and private sector services with worker and user participation
The SHA is affiliated to the Labour Party, the only political organisation which is prepared to entertain this agenda which has any prospect of delivering it. The SHA arranges conferences and seminars, publishes policies and reports, and provides a platform for debate on health issues. This debate informs SHA contributions to the development of the Labour Party's Health Policy.
We have a Facebook group where you might find interesting discussions. Anyone who wishes to support our work financially without becoming a member or supporting the Labour Party might like to consider a donation to the David Stark Murray Trust.
We are affiliated to: Medact, the NHS Alliance, the James Lind Alliance, Patient Information Forum, Drugs and Health Alliance, Smokefree Action and Keep Our NHS Public. We provide some support to A dignified revolution.
Membership details Policy statements Our AGM 8th March 2008 SHA Central Council Annual Report 2007 Labour Health Policy Collections of resources and documents. These are all intended to relate to our central theme; inequalities in health.
The funding for our organisation and this site comes primarily from individuals and organisations who are members. We make a small surplus from our conferences and publications. Our sponsorship policy lays down the sort of arrangements we make from time to time with other organisations. The site itself does not carry any advertising and is not sponsored by anyone. Links on this site do not imply that we approve of the ideas or products that other organisations might be promoting. Often the opposite is true, but we hope a wide range of information will promote a healthy debate. The copyright of material on this site belongs to us, or is in the public domain as far as we know, unless stated otherewise. You are welcome to reproduce our material so long as you give us a credit.
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Director Martin Rathfelder Socialist Health Association 22 Blair Road East Chorlton Manchester M16 8NS Phone: 0870 013 0065 E-Mail: admin@sochealth.co.uk
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