Keep Our NHS Public
Keep Our NHS Public is a campaigning organisation, with local groups across England, committed to reversing what it describes as the ongoing privatisation of the NHS[1] and its services.
History[]
The group was founded in 2005 by the NHS Consultants Association, the NHS Support Federation and . It was very active in the campaign against the Health and Social Care Act 2012.[2]
It has local groups which are involved in campaigns against the closure or reorganisation of local hospitals, such as the Save Lewisham Hospital Campaign.[3] It attracted support from many existing health related campaigns such as Save Finsbury Health Centre[4] It has been very vocal in denouncing the use of private health providers to treat patients outside the health service.[5]
Notable campaigns[]
- Campaign to keep the NHS out of future UK trade deals[citation needed]
- Campaign by Save Lewisham Hospital to oppose Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt's plans to close it[6]
See also[]
- History of the National Health Service (England)
- Private providers of NHS services
- Health care in the United Kingdom
References[]
- ^ editor, Denis Campbell Health policy (21 July 2019). "Private firms given £9.2bn of NHS budget despite Hancock promise". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 October 2019.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- ^ "17 February 2011 KONP at the BMA". Socialist Health Association. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "What You can do". Lewisham Keep Our NHS Public. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "SaveFHC to continue campaigning". Save Finsbury Health Centre. 16 February 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Half of £2bn NHS cash injection spent on outsourced private care providers labelled a 'disgrace'". Independent. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "Hunt loses Lewisham Hospital appeal". 29 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
External links[]
- National Health Service (England)
- Lobbying organisations in the United Kingdom