UK Disabled People’s Manifesto: Reclaiming Our Futures
The aim of this manifesto – developed by disabled people and their organisations across the …
Independent Living
Independent living in its widest sense is having the same opportunities, choices and rights as …
Privatisation in the NHS
This is the second NHS Check Oldham Report , part of a regular series of reports that …
Health Policy Amendments
Amendments submitted to the Labour Party’s Health Policy proposals Health Policy Amendments
Round up : public health in the news
Public health is never far from the news in any week – this week is …
Detained: Women asylum seekers locked up in the UK
In 2012, 6,071 women came to the UK seeking asylum in their own right and …
National Insurance a bad way to pay for the NHS
We started off paying for the National Health Service via National Insurance Contributions in 1912. …
TTIP, Europe, Procurement and our NHS
Both the SHA and the Labour Party have always been clear that our healthcare should …
More of the Perils of Competitive Tendering
A race to the bottom in price with little regard for quality and safety In …
Perils of Competitive Tendering
I report on the problems and perils of Competitive Tendering – which is increasingly being …
Notes of SHA Cymru Wales Officers Meeting
May 6th 2014 at Unite Offices Cardff Present: Alison Scouller, Philippa Ford, Tony Beddow Notes …
Keep the Split
The current system in the English NHS is based on providers being separate organisations with …