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We campaign for a publicly and fully funded/provided/accountable NHS, and against NHS privatisation. bit.ly/KONPMAIL

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Keep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Want to know the truth about what's happening to our NHS? Want the opportunity to meet and mingle with those in the know and hear them speak? In or near London on 31st Oct? Then join us! Grab your tickets here before they're gone! 👇 keepournhspublic.com/event/nhs-at...
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Keep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Our Co-Chair @drjohnpuntis.bsky.social said: “Palantir has been accused of intensive lobbying & operating a revolving door by buying up people with extensive contacts in areas it would like to gain a foothold. Watson is a prime and depressing example of this" morningstaronline.co.uk/article/lord...
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Lord Tom Watson says Palantir critics are ‘mob rule’
FORMER deputy leader of the Labour Party Lord Tom Watson sparked fresh outrage today as he dismissed critics of his new boss US spy tech Palantir’s controversial government contracts as “mob rule.”Co-...
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Keep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Gilda Peterson - of our sister org @endscdisgrace.bsky.social campaigning for a national care and independent living service - reacts to the PMs latest announcement, for @left-foot-forward.bsky.social leftfootforward.org/2026/10/jam-...
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Jam tomorrow for some and gruel today for everyone – Burnham’s social care plans
'If Burnham is looking to walk in the footsteps of Bevan he will need a bolder, broader, more radical vision'
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Keep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Our Co-Chair @drjohnpuntis.bsky.social said: “The programme is overseen by NHS England which is soon to be abolished. Responsibility will then fall on the Integrated Care Boards, currently overwhelmed by massive job cuts and financial pressures.” morningstaronline.co.uk/article/nhs-...
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NHS begins offering flu jabs to homeless people
THE NHS began offering the flu jab to homeless people for the first time today, highlighting the importance of local authorities and charities for co-ordinating local healthcare services.Jabs will be ...
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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · 07/10/2026
🚨Patients and health workers staged unprecedented protests against Palantir at over 40 locations across England last week. The government is feeling the heat as it decides Palantir's future in our NHS. Let's keep up the pressure. More info ⬇️ justtreatment.org/news/2026/10...
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Unprecedented mobilisations against Palantir turn up the heat on government — Just Treatment
Over 40 protests across England, and a government starting to listen.
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Hina @hinapublish.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
At the #Palantir out protest @whithealth.bsky.social Trade `union Chair Andy Bain and Jeremy Corbyn talked about Palantir's tactics against anyone who speaks against them... here's my write up @keepournhspublic.bsky.social #dataprivacy mindingyourownmediabusiness.substack.com/p/the-proble...
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The problems with NHS data and Palantir
On Oct 1st a global protest led by Amnesty International against Palantir. Specifically NHS England. I went to the one at Whittington Hospital in Islington.
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Keep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Get your tickets here now 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nhs-at-a-c...
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NHS at a Crossroads
Our health service has been neglected to the point of deterioration. We cannot continue along this road to ruin. Join us to fight for change
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Keep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Former bond trader, Vince Gomez of @99organisation.bsky.social writes that the idea we can't afford the NHS is a myth; money can be found. Hear him speak in depth about this at our conference in London on 31st Oct. Get your tickets now, selling fast. Next post 👇 www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Beware rightwing economic myths such as ‘maxing out the nation’s credit card’ | Letters
Letters: Readers respond to an article in which Larry Elliott argues that Andy Burnham must challenge neoliberal nostrums
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Keep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Our Press officer @samanthajwathen.bsky.social said: “Corridor care has become a dangerous, year-round reality in hospitals up and down the country. Govt cannot talk seriously about patient safety while accepting it as a normalised way of running the NHS.” morningstaronline.co.uk/article/heal...
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Health Secretary conference speech misses ‘elephant in the room’ of corridor care
YVETTE COOPER announced a new pension scheme for care workers in England today but was condemned for ignoring corridor care.The Health Secretary, speaking at the Labour conference in Liverpool, said t...
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Keep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This episode features Ethan Chua from @migrantsorganise.bsky.social - Thanks for joining us! Don't forget to like and subscribe so you never miss an episode 👍
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Keep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Catch our latest Not the NHS Again Podcast, ran jointly with @thedauk.bsky.social This week focusing on migrant charges - Bevan said the NHS should be accessible to all & free at the point of need. This is a betrayal. Go to: patientsnotpassports.co.uk for more info www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZIC...
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Why are women paying thousands to give birth? | You need to know about NHS migrant charges
YouTube video by Not the NHS Again
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The Psychotherapy and Counselling Union @pcunion.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
PCU National Executive Committee member James West joining today's day of action against Palantir in our NHS @globaljusticenow.bsky.social @keepournhspublic.bsky.social #NoPalantirInOurNHS #PeopleVsPalantir #NHS #DefendTheNHS #DayOfAction #ProtectPatientData #NHS75 #SaveOurNHS
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Cam STW @camstw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
@purgepalantir.bsky.social @keepournhspublic.bsky.social People Vs Palantir Cambridgeshire at the ICB in Ely
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Hina @hinapublish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
At the @whithealth.bsky.social today @keepournhspublic.bsky.social had a huge turnout, watch @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social speak the truth about the meetings had by Starmer and Mandelson privately with #Palantir. Palantir sell tech to oppressive governments, #NYPD don’t want them, we don't want them.
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Keep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Our Co-Chair @drjohnpuntis.bsky.social said: “Current level of concern is sufficient to warrant a national moratorium on further data centres until there is a full assessment of environmental, public health and infrastructure impact..." morningstaronline.co.uk/article/fore...
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Halt new AI data centres, Labour told after ‘forever chemicals’ scare
LABOUR faced lobbying concerns and calls for a halt on new AI data centres yesterday after “really high levels” of cancer-causing forever chemicals were found in people living near a chemical factory....
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Keep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Our Co-Chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social writes about Burnham's opportunity to reset the public conversation on the NHS and social care. This piece first appeared in @publicsectorfocus.bsky.social Read it here 👇 keepournhspublic.com/the-nhs-and-...
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The NHS and Care: a chance to rebuild trust
The Andy Burnham premiership is an opportunity to reset the public conversation on the NHS and social care. Burnham has committed to speeding up change on social care by bringing forward the findings ...
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Keep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Our Co-Chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social said: “Palantir is hoovering up the more unscrupulous individuals to help them in their quest to impose control on increasing numbers of populations.” morningstaronline.co.uk/article/prot...
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Protest called as Palantir hires former Labour deputy leader Lord Watson
FORMER Labour deputy leader Tom Watson has been hired by controversial US spy tech company Palantir as its senior vice-president, sparking condemnation from pro-Palestine and NHS campaigners today.The...
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Keep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Our Co-Chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social said: "The lesson could not be clearer: when commercial incentives enter healthcare, robust safeguards, transparency and public accountability are essential, and in this case they catastrophically failed." www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
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Women’s breasts unnecessarily removed in NHS ‘pay per op’ outsourcing deal
Hundreds of women harmed and 20 had unnecessary mastectomies at County Durham and Darlington trust as NHS-wide ‘pay per patient’ outsourcing deals come under scrutiny
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Keep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The latest episode of our Not the NHS Again podcast jointly with @thedauk.bsky.social is live! A discussion on Palantir & the NHS by @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social @drstevetaylor.bsky.social & Lucy Nichols. Hear why we are campaigning to get Palantir out of our NHS. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvdp...
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Palantir: Data, Power, and our NHS | Podcast discussing everything about Palantir and the NHS
YouTube video by Not the NHS Again
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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
How safe is our NHS data? Can we trust Palantir? Why are we campaigning to get Palantir OUT of our NHS? Join Steve Taylor, Tony O'Sullivan and Lucy Nichols for a detailed discussion on Palantir and our NHS. youtu.be/Bvdp6hjEMO8?... @thedauk.bsky.social @keepournhspublic.bsky.social
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Dr Tony O’Sullivan @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Important rallying cry to save NHS maternity services and also to retain the Liverpool Women’s Hospital @keepournhspublic.bsky.social @maternityaction.bsky.social @midwiferyforum.bsky.social
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Dr Tony O’Sullivan @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
How safe is our NHS data? Can we trust Palantir? Why are we campaigning to get Palantir OUT of our NHS? Listen in and subscribe With @thedauk.bsky.social @drstevetaylor.bsky.social and @keepournhspublic.bsky.social youtu.be/Bvdp6hjEMO8?...
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Palantir: Data, Power, and our NHS | Podcast discussing everything about Palantir and the NHS
YouTube video by Not the NHS Again
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Keep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Our Co-Chair @drjohnpuntis.bsky.social said: “The scanning saga presented to the TUC shows the elusive goal of waiting list reduction takes precedence over critical thinking, sound finance, due regard for the workforce and the safety of patients.” msd11.gn.apc.org/article/nhs-...
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NHS using black market of exploited migrant workers, TUC Congress hears
THE NHS is referring patients to “anyone with a scanner” as a registration loophole has given rise to a black market of migrant workers on “insidious” contracts that prevent whistle-blowing, the TUC C...
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Keep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Don't forget to like and subscribe to our regular Not The NHS Again podcast where NHS experts discuss the pressing issues that affect both patients and staff. Ran jointly with @thedauk.bsky.social - all episodes are available on Spotify or here: youtube.com/@NottheNHSAg...
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Keep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Watch/listen to our regular podcast - Not The NHS Again, ran jointly with @thedauk.bsky.social This episode explores the experiences and views of today's med students as they navigate an ever changing and understaffed NHS. Like/subscribe to never miss an episode! www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSax...
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Medical Students - Hoping for the best?
YouTube video by Not the NHS Again
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Keep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Watch/view our regular Podcast - Not the NHS Again - with @thedauk.bsky.social & @drstevetaylor.bsky.social and hear from a range of experts. Here, former bond trader @vincegomez.com explains how the idea that we can't afford the NHS is a myth. Watch/like/subscribe: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOmM...
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Keep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Our Co-Chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social said: “These figures represent an appalling patient safety failure. A 24 hour A&E wait should be an exceptional event, yet half a million patients endured one in a single year." morningstaronline.co.uk/article/nhs-...
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More than 1.7 million patients waited for over 12 hours in A&E last year
THE Department for Health has been slammed for an “appalling patient safety failure” after figures revealed more than 1.7 million patients waited for more than half a day for emergency care last year....
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Royal College of Emergency Medicine @rcem.ac.uk · 09/09/2026
Today, Dr Ian Higginson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, responded to the publication of the National Audit Office (NAO) report ‘Managing the flow of patients through hospital from A&E’. “The system is in a state of permacrisis" rcem.ac.uk/college-n...
“The system is in a state of permacrisis”
RCEM responds to NAO report on managing the flow of patients through hospitals
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Raj Tiwary @beta-angle.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Tickets now available for "NHS at a Crossroads" hosted by #KeepOurNHSPublic on Sat 31 Oct 11:00–17:00 at Unite, Moreland Street, EC1V 8BB: keepournhspublic.com/event/nhs-at... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nhs-at-a-c... @keepournhspublic.bsky.social @weownit.org.uk #KONP #WeOwnIt #NHS
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NHS at a Crossroads – Keep Our NHS Public
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Peace & Justice Project @peaceandjustice.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
A message from @keepournhspublic.bsky.social’s Alia Butt. Join us at our annual conference in London on 19-20 September, featuring a wide range of speakers including Jeremy Corbyn, Peter Oborne, Abby Martin and many more. 🎟️ Tickets: thecorbynproject.com/events
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Inside Croydon @insidecroydon.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
NHS London makes call for black communities to give blood insidecroydon.com/2026/09/08/n... #Croydon #SickleCell @nhsmillion.bsky.social @keepournhspublic.bsky.social
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NHS London makes call for black communities to give blood
The NHS is asking more members of London’s black communities to come forward to donate blood, to assist the thousands of sickle cell patients living in the capital. Nationally, just 3% of blo…
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Keep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Our Co-chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social writes about what a Burnham govt means for the NHS in the latest issue of @publicsectorfocus.bsky.social magazine. Read the full piece here 👇 flickread.com/edition/html...
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Dr Tony O’Sullivan @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Last of 8 @keepournhspublic.bsky.social August lunchtime rallies at Dept of Health & Social Care calling on Govt to end the indefensible contract with the US spy tech/surveillance company, Palantir who are in control of NHS data thro the ‘FDP data platform’ #NoPalantirInOurNHS
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Public Sector Focus @publicsectorfocus.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
🚨 New Public Sector Focus now live! 🔹Burnham’s #devolution – can it rewire the state? @ippr.org @centreforcities.bsky.social 🔹Rebuilding NHS trust @keepournhspublic.bsky.social 🔹Neighbourhood health @nhsproviders.bsky.social PLUS all latest #PublicSector opinion Read now@ publicsectorfocus.com
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Keep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Our co-chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social said: “This £4 million figure raises serious questions about the growing reliance on third-party providers to deliver NHS care in South Cumbria.” www.nwemail.co.uk/news/2649444...
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South Cumbria hospital trust spent over £4m on private firms last year
The University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust paid over £4 million to private third-party providers in the 2025/26 financial year.
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Keep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Our co-chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social said: "If he is to win back the trust of mothers and staff, Burnham must urgently invest in publicly provided NHS maternity services fund safe staffing and premises, and respect and retain NHS staff." www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
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NHS trust chief given pay rise to £300k-a-year before maternity failings exposed
EXCLUSIVE: We can reveal Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Chief Executive Anthony May’s staggering pay in 2024-5 ahead of damning landmark maternity report
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Keep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Our Co-Chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social spoke to BBC 3 Counties Radio yesterday about NHS cuts, and private sector waste: "Last year £560 million went into private cataract companies, and £165 million of that was profit - so that's 32% profit." Listen here 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOrj...
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Why is this NHS trust cutting £24.9m? | Interview with Three Counties Radio
YouTube video by Keep Our NHS Public
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Samantha Wathen @samanthajwathen.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
It's always good to get in the Guardian, especially when it's an exclusive. Never underestimate the value of good press work and relationships in furthering the cause. People are now (rightly) outraged by this story today who didn't know about it yesterday.
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Keep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Our Co-Chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social said "The screaming contradiction is that while NHS funding for its own trusts is so limited that ELFT has to make £25m cuts, govt are happy to hand £2.5bn to private firms to expand their capacity to treat NHS patients” www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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NHS mental health trust plans £25m in cuts to jobs and services
Body providing care in east London and Bedfordshire accused of ‘unfathomable and unacceptable’ move
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Keep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Our friends at @goodjobsfirst.org & @violationtrackeruk.bsky.social have uncovered that big tech & pharma giants with long records of misconduct are still winning major NHS contracts - and current legislation isn’t protecting the public. Read & share 👇 goodjobsfirst.org/nhs-procurem...
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Kickbacks, false claims and dangerous medication: NHS procurement needs a deep clean - Good Jobs First
The Procurement Act 2023 in theory allows public contracting bodies to exclude suppliers that have engaged in certain unlawful behaviour.
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Keep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Our Co-Chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social said: “This is a perfect storm where key areas of the NHS are being outsourced to private corporations, putting strategic control of our NHS into the hands of US major tech and hedge funds." www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article/cont...
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Control of NHS patient records handed to US private equity firm in £300m deal
NHS patient records have been placed under the control of a US private equity firm in a £300 million deal that has sparked alarm from doctors and campaigners.They called for greater public scrutiny ov...
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Keep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Our Co-Chair @drjohnpuntis.bsky.social said: “Services must be designed together with users and address the needs of the many unpaid carers. Close NHS working could end delayed discharge from hospital and the 16,000 annual deaths from delayed admission” morningstaronline.co.uk/article/nati...
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National care service now!
ANDY BURNHAM was urged today to prove to keep his vow to abandon 40 years of neoliberalism by legislating for a national care service before the end of this parliament.Health experts, campaigners and ...
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Keep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Our latest podcast jointly with @thedauk.bsky.social hosted by @drstevetaylor.bsky.social explores how Pharma politics influences drug prices. We examine how the US, Big Pharma & UK Govt have been complicit in failing the NHS, and all of us. With @justtreatment.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8Eg...
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Drug cheats? - The US-UK Pharma Deal
YouTube video by Not the NHS Again
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Dr Tony O’Sullivan @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Join us 👉🏼 Parliament Square 12noon Mon 13 July An Andy Burnham mask gives Trump the RED CARD. Placards spell out “229,000 deaths” - demanding Burnham tear up the pharma deal when he becomes PM. @weownit.org.uk @justtreatment.org @globaljusticenow.bsky.social @keepournhspublic.bsky.social
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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Where’s the money? Can we afford the NHS? In this eye-opening episode, former bond trader Vince Gomez joins the conversation to reveal the true mechanics of government spending, debunking myths about national debt & the real power of money creation @keepournhspublic.bsky.social @thedauk.bsky.social
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Dr Tom Riddington @drtomriddington.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Open letter to Andy Burnham from lots of excellent organisations including: @doctorsinunite.com , @thedauk.bsky.social , @keepournhspublic.bsky.social , @fbunational.bsky.social , @nasuwt-official.bsky.social , @medact.bsky.social , @dis-ppl-protest.bsky.social , @strikemap.org Please share 👇
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Keep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Our latest podcast - ran jointly with @thedauk.bsky.social & hosted by @drstevetaylor.bsky.social is live - and you won't want to miss it. Former bond trader Vince Gomez, explains why the 'bottomless pit' argument is irrelevant, and how we really can afford the NHS. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOmM...
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Money makes the world go around!
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Cameron @cameronboyle95.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
"The NHS is already on life support. handing over billions more to US pharmaceutical giants is like trying to put out a fire while pouring petrol on the flames.” @keepournhspublic.bsky.social's Tony O'Sullivan.
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Keep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
One of our spokespeople, Dr @jatinderhayre.bsky.social has written a must-read book on the complicated but very important issue of Physician Associates - read our review of it here. keepournhspublic.com/noctor-nocto... You can pre-order here: www.waterstones.com/book/noctor-...
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‘Noctor, Noctor. A prescription for trouble’ by Jatinder Hayre
Reviewed by John Puntis, Co Chair Keep Our NHS Public Jatinder Hayre. ‘Noctor, Noctor. A prescription for trouble’.Icon Books Ltd., London 2026. Publication date 24/09/2026 ‘Noctor’ ...
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Keep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Our Co-Chair @drjohnpuntis.bsky.social said: “Work pressures from covering staff vacancies together with challenging shift patterns further damage staff morale, leading to poor retention rates across a range of health professions – not just doctors." www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/07...
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