Lyme Disease – Patients Languish while Facts are Buried
On 10-11 May 2013, the first Worldwide Lyme Disease Protest was held in countries across …
Labour Party Policy consultation
The full documents – on the Labour Party website Submissions received by the 8 June will …
Healthier Scotland
Welcome to the January 2013 edition of Healthier Scotland, the E-Bulletin of the Socialist Health …
Developing Labour Health Policy
Notes from discussions at our conference on 11th May 2012 Ruth Thorlby’s presentation Developing Labour …
What Sort of NHS Do We Want?
I feel passionately about the NHS for two main reasons. One is that it is …
Democracy in Health?
Do we need more democracy in health? The NHS is a massive political football, kicked …
Transparency in public services
Martha Payne’s inspiring blog about her school dinners, NeverSeconds shows how to improve health services …
Private Finance Initiative – the future
In principle, there is nothing wrong with the Government using its credit worthiness to borrow …
Patient Experience
Part of our response to the Labour Party Policy consultation June 2012 Stop getting distracted by …
Communities, power and health
Report on our seminar February 2013 chaired by Sally Brearley Chair of the Nursing and Care Quality …
Foundation Trust Governors Should Use Their Powers
Some take the view that Foundation Trust governors have no powers and little say. Some …
Patient voices in the new NHS
Community Health Councils were set up in 1974 when community health services were moved from …