Marking the 75th birthday of our NHS
Today we celebrate something important, something that we all share in common. It’s the 75th birthday of our NHS. Happy birthday!
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NHS crisis: who’s to blame?
Craig Mackinlay hasn’t got a clue about our NHS. The Tories have stripped it out and ignored research and advice presented to them.
Seeing Red: Our NHS is ripping apart at the seams
Seeing Red is my regular column in The Isle of Thanet News. This opinion piece was first published on October 10, 2022.
NHS needs more than a pre-election sweetener
East Kent didn’t receive any of Boris Johnson’s NHS sweetener this week. Perhaps we’re seen as safe Tory territory?
NHS satisfaction survey shows historic low
A damning NHS satisfaction report has been published this month by The Kings Fund and Nuffield Trust. The public and those that work in the organisation are feeling the least satisfied in many years. I was interviewed by Ian Collins on BBC Radio Kent about this latest shocking report. Joining me as a guest on the […]
Seeing Red: Fighting for our NHS
As an elected Labour County Councillor for Ramsgate I am privileged to have a column in The Isle of Thanet News.
IC24 is failing NHS patients
A GP out-of-hours service provider in Kent has made the news this week over safety concerns. IC24 (Integrated Care 24 Limited), based in Ashford, has the contract to provide the 111 non-emergency call service and GPs across the South East. I was extremely concerned to hear that a manager at IC24 was warning that the […]
Don’t put more pressure on NHS staff
At last additional protection at work for front line NHS staff. Shocking figures released recently show the true extent of violence against NHS staff. 10,000 members of NHS staff have reported being attacked at work. Some NHS staff are so concerned that they have taken to wearing body cameras. The BBC invited me on to Lembit […]
Striking NHS staff in Margate highlight privatisation threat
NHS estates staff at Margate’s QEQM Hospital have completed five days of industrial action over plans to transfer their jobs to a new subsidiary. Such a strike by NHS staff is a rarity. Picket lines were in place for five days from September 24 in Margate and Kent and Canterbury Hospital, plus William Harvey in […]
Happy Birthday to our NHS
I have been involved working in the NHS for about 25 years. My first job as a GMB union organiser in the East Midlands meant working in Kingsmill Hospital in Mansfield (among others) representing the cleaning staff. I was called in when the employees had been TUPE’d to a private cleaning company. In other words […]