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Protect Our NHS Bath & NE Somerset is a community group campaigning for full funding of the NHS & social care & against healthcare privatisation (curated by Paula, retired NHS worker, ongoing NHS supporter)

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Protect Our NHS BANES @protectournhsbanes.bsky.social · 17h
I don't think people like me, who've worked in the #NHS for decades & protested peacefully outside hospitals while talking to interested passers-by about #Palantir 's FDP & concerns about safety & confidentiality of patient medical data, can be called a 'mob'! www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Palantir’s Tom Watson says ‘mob rule’ must not dictate awarding of government contracts
Former Labour deputy leader says tech firm would work with a Reform UK government on immigration crackdowns
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Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution @brlsi.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
#FixFest is this Saturday! Join #BRLSI with #ShareandRepair and #Dorothyhouse for a fun-filled day celebrating creativity, practical skills and sustainable living. #Bath -Sat 10 Oct 10am - 4pm www.brlsi.org/whatson/fixf...
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Dr Tom Riddington @drtomriddington.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This petition is only a few signatures short of requiring a government response, on one of the cornerstones of the NHS under threat: continuity of care. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
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Petition: Require Government to co-design better NHS care pathways and to employ more GPs
We call on the Government to work with patients and GPs to co-design care pathways so that they provide clearer information and allow patients to track referrals. Government must also plan to train, h...
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Tower Hamlets Keep Our NHS Public @thkonp.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Outsourced NHS staff - health visitors, nursery nurses and admin support staff on strike in Tower Hamlets for Agenda for Change pay and conditions.
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Protect Our NHS BANES @protectournhsbanes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
More concerns about private firm HCRG, contracted by Bath, Swindon & Wilts ICB to provide NHS community health services www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Swindon patient reused syringe after HCRG supply delay
Man says he reused a syringe and woman waited hours for help as concerns mount over HCRG.
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 03/10/2026
More than 20 NHS trusts in England have stopped using Palantir’s waiting list tools, according to FT analysis that casts doubt on widely cited claims about the success of the controversial data project led by the US software giant. as.ft.com/r/6c8844ae-e...
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Over 20 NHS trusts have ditched Palantir waiting-list tools, analysis shows
FT findings prompt fresh probe by statistics regulator into health service claims over controversial data project
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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · 02/10/2026
Yesterday, people at 40+ hospitals across England said: no Palantir in the NHS. Palantir works with the Israeli military and ICE, and holds a £330m contract for NHS patient data. It can be scrapped within weeks. Share this and tell the government: back the break clause.
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Protect Our NHS BANES @protectournhsbanes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
'No Palantir in our NHS' protest today outside Bristol Royal Infirmary - lots of good chats with local people about the issues & info given out! #NoPalantirInOurNHS
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🔴 Protests against Palantir across England today. In July, we published this deep dive into Palantir, its lobbying in Britain and the myriad problems NHS staff have had with its software. democracyforsale.substack.com/p/its-just-a...
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"It's just a waste of time": inside Palantir's £330m NHS failure
Our new investigation reveals the problems with Palantir’s NHS tech - and the unrivalled political access that fuelled the firm’s march into the British state
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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The UK is one of the richest countries in the world. So, why are so many people struggling? Simple: too much wealth is concentrated at the top. Here's how modest taxes, on those who can most afford it, could transform lives across the country. What would you spend it on?
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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · 24/09/2026
🚨British doctor who worked in Gaza on why Palantir has to be kicked out of our NHS. Join the London Rally outside Palantir's HQ on Thursday 1 October, 6pm. And across England, protests will take place at 20+ locations - find your nearest one: www.amnesty.org.uk/issues/inter...
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 29/09/2026
Google Maps images show scale of Israel's destruction of Gaza, where more than 74,000 Palestinians have been killed.
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Satellite images show Gaza in ruins three years into Israel's genocidal war
Google Maps images show scale of Israel's destruction of Gaza, where more than 74,000 Palestinians have been killed.
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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Demography is a fascinating subject and definitely deserves plentiful public discussion but *please* Radio 4 consult an actual demographer occasionally
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Protect Our NHS BANES @protectournhsbanes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#NHS 💙 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Brain tumour diagnosis cut from weeks to hours with rapid new NHS test
The test means patients can start treatment sooner and are spared weeks of uncertainty.
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Protect Our NHS BANES @protectournhsbanes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Thank you to these courageous & compassionate RNLI volunteers RNLI statement on Channel incident | RNLI share.google/KX3UtWsFZl1s...
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RNLI statement on Channel incident | RNLI
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 20/09/2026
Your regular reminder that almost all of us reject NHS privatisation - no matter who we vote for
Graphic that shows voters oppose NHS privatisation regardless of party. 91% of Labour voters support full public ownership of our NHS, 84% of Conservatives, 97% of Green voters, 94% of Liberal Democrat voters, and 79% of Reform voters
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
How concerned are you about UK political funding - a @petergeoghegan.bsky.social Democracy for sale survey docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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How concerned are you about UK political funding? – A Democracy for Sale survey
We're Democracy for Sale, a newsletter covering dark money and influence in UK politics. We're trying to better understand our readers' and the wider public's opinions and concerns about political fun...
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Protect Our NHS BANES @protectournhsbanes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
#NHS 💙 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
ICU pillow device developed in Bath aids care of sickest patients
In trials the inflatable cut demands on staff caring for ventilated patients in the prone position.
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Protect Our NHS BANES @protectournhsbanes.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Many concerns from both patients & staff about HCRG's community healthcare service (outsourced #NHS contract), while the private company 'reported a post-tax profit of £10.6m in its most recent accounts' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Urgent care crisis in Wiltshire: Woman feared losing leg as 100 people complain about delays
Patients and staff raise concerns over delays linked to changes at HCRG community services.
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Protect Our NHS BANES @protectournhsbanes.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🌿 🌳 🐋 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Climate solutions most likely to reach ‘positive tipping points’ revealed by scientists
Global shift towards clean electricity could trigger ‘cascade’ of progress, helping reduce air pollution, cut waste and revive oceans
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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 09/09/2026
On #999Day, we recognise those who respond when we need help most. Across our ambulance services, NHS, fire and rescue services, police staff teams and emergency control rooms, we honour those who show up every day with skill, compassion and dedication 💙 #EmergencyServicesDay 🚑🚒🚓
Ambulance and call handler. Emergency services day.
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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · 03/09/2026
🚨People vs Palantir - England day of action🚨 On Thu 1 Oct, join protests at 15+ locations across England demanding the government backs the break clause in Palantir's contract & gets them out of our NHS! 📍 Find your nearest protest: www.amnesty.org.uk/issues/inter...
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
90 years ago, Parliament responded to the rise of Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts by passing the Public Order Act, which banned political uniforms, private militias and the threat of force for political objects. The debates make very resonant reading today. Here's the Liberal Robert Bernays. (Short 🧵)
You cannot conduct a fair match when one side is playing with a ball and the other with bombs and, if democracy is to survive, it must be conducted according to definite and recognised rule. One of them is that no political party should resort to any weapon other than reason and argument. The introduction of private armies, as I see it, strikes at the root of democracy. I know it is contended that the Blackshirts are not armed and, therefore, are not an army, but I do not think that argument can be upheld. … Uniformed men in military formation suggest, and are meant to suggest, the idea of force. It is no argument to reply that at this or that demonstration no force is intended. It is an inescapable fact that a uniform in politics symbolises force, to be used either now or in the future.
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Kent police said 'no arrests were made' of the people who blocked a port and roads. There's your two-tier policing, folks www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
bbc.co.uk
Port of Dover delays: Disruption as masked 'stop the boats' protesters block roads
Hundreds of demonstrators, wearing black with their faces covered, caused delays to traffic reaching the port.
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Protect Our NHS BANES @protectournhsbanes.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Why are these crypto-billionaires, who have benefited from being immigrants in other countries, now donating huge sums to anti-immigrant political party Reform UK? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Reform UK gets another £4m from crypto billionaire pardoned by Donald Trump
Ben Delo, who was convicted in 2022 for failure to apply anti-money laundering controls, is party’s second biggest donor
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Dr Andrew Meyerson @andrewmeyerson.uk · 01/09/2026
It’s time for the PM to do the right thing and end Palantir’s NHS contract. #NHS #palantir
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Protect Our NHS BANES @protectournhsbanes.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Good news #NHS www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
£87m surgical centre opens aimed at cutting Somerset waiting lists
The new centre at Musgrove Park in Taunton hopes to increase capacity and improve patient flow.
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Billy Bragg is right. Over and over again, millions of us cast a vote knowing it will likely count for nothing. It's no wonder so many people are angry, frustrated and disillusioned. No wonder many are losing hope and giving up on voting. PR is a way to give everyone a fair vote and a fair voice.
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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The fallout from the collapse of this glacier - a torrent of mud surging down the valley - killed hundreds of people. Gone, in a flash. Those people were wiped out by anthropogenic climate change. Our governments are simply not responding quickly enough to this disaster which is already upon us.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Vulnerable households need energy bills help. Household energy debt to hit £7bn. Crisis deepened by profiteering. Due to privatisation govt has fewer levers. Windfall tax Adjust Ofgem pricing formula Move green levies to general taxation Public ownership gives govt, as in France, more levers.
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The Guardian view on energy costs: vulnerable households need help with their bills | Editorial
Editorial: Soaring prices are plunging struggling families into debt. The government must support them in the short term as it invests in a clean energy future
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Martin Bagot @martinbagot.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Shingles vaccine offered on the NHS cuts the risk of stroke and could prevent thousands of deaths www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...
mirror.co.uk
Shingles vaccine offered for free on NHS cuts the risk of stroke, study shows
Oxford University researchers found the shingles vaccine offered to 65-79 year olds on the NHS also reduces the risk of stroke, heart disease and heart failure
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Protect Our NHS BANES @protectournhsbanes.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Scotland leading the way in fighting the march of water- & energy-hungry hyperscale AI data centres www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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‘Never seen this level of objection’: Scotland pushes back against datacentre boom
Holyrood ‘inching towards moratorium’ amid concerns over massive proposed developments in Auchtertool and beyond
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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 24/08/2026
RECORD OCEAN HEAT: On 21 August, global sea-surface temperatures hit their hottest day on record, fuelled by El Niño and the climate crisis. Big polluters must STOP heating and acidifying our living ocean for profit.
Global map of sea-surface temperature anomalies on 21 August 2026. Much of the ocean is warmer than the 1991–2020 average, with the strongest warming, up to 3°C above average, across parts of the North Pacific and North Atlantic. Source: Copernicus Climate Change Service/ECMWF, ERA5.
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Public Services International @psiglobalunion.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Palantir is facing global scrutiny after PSI, @cictar.bsky.social and @epsu.bsky.social, alongside PSI unions including @unison.org.uk and @fnv.bsky.social, exposed its 1.4% global effective tax rate and zero federal corporate income tax. 🇬🇧 🇳🇱 ✊
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Palantir's tiny 1.4% tax rate exposed: governments must stop awarding contracts to tax avoiders
A new investigation by CICTAR, PSI and EPSU has set off a media storm around the tax affairs of Palantir.
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The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
If data is the new oil, then researchers in Bradford have struck liquid gold No AI. No big tech. Just innovative answers to tricky social problems. It’s time for the government to take this approach nationwide ✍️ Rachel Sylvester bit.ly/4xLViJn
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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
"Whether voters can impose costs on the super-rich once their fortunes are big enough to shape the political process is now an open question. That alone should trouble any democracy." Great editorial in the Guardian. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The Guardian view on global inequality: extreme wealth threatens democracy | Editorial
Editorial: New York mayor Zohran Mamdani shows Britain’s Andy Burnham that confronting billionaires need not mean the end of cooperation with Donald Trump
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Protect Our NHS BANES @protectournhsbanes.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
London 🌿 🌏 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Children's stunted lungs show recovery in ultra low emission zone
Children's lung capacity caught up with their peers in less polluted areas once a clean air zone came in, a study shows.
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Protect Our NHS BANES @protectournhsbanes.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
US Palantir in our #NHS - costing £millions more, delivering less for patients (& storing our medical data with access for its own employees...)
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
🟡 From This Month’s Magazine Reform UK and Big Tech Palantir Co-Founder Peter Thiel’s ‘Political Pipeline’ Recruitment Project at the World-Renowned… By Byline Times raising The academic institution has nothing to say in response to a six-month investigation by Byline Times raising serious…
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Reform UK and Big Tech Palantir Co-Founder Peter Thiel’s ‘Political Pipeline’ Recruitment Project at the World-Renowned University Revealed
The academic institution has nothing to say in response to a six-month investigation by Byline Times raising serious concerns about the safeguarding of students and hard-right and foreign influence at Cambridge…
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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Community care has been decimated over the past 15yrs 40% fewer District Nurses 37% Health Visitors 36% School Nurses 11% GPs Funding has been cut in real terms Proportion of NHS £ reduced But work more complex with 20% more being done But too many gaps in the system @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social
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Protect Our NHS BANES @protectournhsbanes.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The most pathetic thing Farage has said is that he's managed to beat the 'establishment' candidate, who is a man with a bin on his head
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Protect Our NHS BANES @protectournhsbanes.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Yes 🌳🦋🐋 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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From grey water to cool spaces: 10 climate crisis policies Britain needs right now
Rejecting North Sea drilling licences and protecting nature are just some measures Andy Burnham must implement to ready country
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The Lowdown @thelowdownnhs.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Policy ideas: It’s déjà vu over community health lowdownnhs.info/community-he...
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Policy ideas: It’s déjà vu over community health - The Lowdown
The call to shift services out of hospitals and build new centres in the community is not new: it dates back at least 34 years. JOHN LISTER has been looking back at the archives of earlier campaigns. ...
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Protect Our NHS BANES @protectournhsbanes.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Thank goodness at least one ICB has decided against outsourcing NHS services to a private firm, Operose (owned by HCRG, in turn owned by private equity Twenty20 Capital) Change to Norwich NHS walk-in centre abandoned amid criticism - BBC News share.google/hf3hfVGtT7Yz...
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Change to Norwich NHS walk-in centre abandoned amid criticism
The firm selected to run it has previously been the focus of a critical BBC Panorama investigation.
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Healthwatch @healthwatch.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Disabled people and people with long-term health conditions invited to apply for workshops being held online and in person that will help shape the recommendations of the Timms Review into Personal Independence Payment. Registration open from Wednesday 12 August 2026. www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Disabled people invited to shape recommendations of review into PIP
The Timms Review launched last October with the aim of making sure PIP is fair and fit for the future. Its Interim Report, published in July 2026, found that PIP is no longer fit for purpose.
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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 05/08/2026
🚨Oil disaster: new satellite imagery indicates oil leakage from Russian shadow fleet tanker Caroline Bezengi, grounded in Oman’s Al Hallaniyat archipelago, has accelerated, threatening coral reefs and coastal habitats that support endangered sea turtles, migratory seabirds and marine mammals.
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Oil disaster unfolds in protected marine area as Russian shadow fleet tanker leak accelerates off Oman - Greenpeace International
New satellite imagery indicates that oil leakage from Russian shadow fleet tanker Caroline Bezengi, grounded in Oman’s Al Hallaniyat archipelago, has accelerated.
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Healthwatch @healthwatch.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
NHS data shows that since the roll-out of pioneering antiviral drugs in 2015, over 100,000 people have been diagnosed and treated for Hep C, with England on track to be one of the first countries in the world to eliminate the virus. NHS at its best www.england.nhs.uk/2026/08/1000...
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NHS England » 100,000 people receive treatment to cure deadly hep C virus on NHS in just ten years
NHS England » 100,000 people receive treatment to cure deadly hep C virus on NHS in just ten years
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 10/08/2026
The cost of Palantir in the NHS: £1.1bn 🔺 The benefit of Palantir in the NHS: £808m 🔽 www.ft.com/content/da888f06-b9bc-4d…
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UK raises cost projections for Palantir’s NHS data platform
Lifetime charge rises to £1.1bn on ‘increased delivery at scale’ while forecast benefits fall to £808mn
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The BMA @bma.org.uk · 06/08/2026
This month we're asking practices in England to bring patients on board with our campaign to show support for General Practice. Look out for these posters arriving at your practice soon. And share the petition now: www.change.org/p/save-your-...
GPs in England

The clock is ticking on GP care.

Over 1,400 practices gone since 2015

1 GP per 2,200 patients

1.5 million appointments every working day

We are working at dangerous levels.
We are fighting for the resources to see you safely.

Sign the petition, support your GP in taking action to protect your practice.GPs in England

Are you losing your GP?

Over 1,400 practices gone since 2015

1 GP per 2,200 patients

One doctor cannot do the work of two.
We are fighting to protect your practice.

Sign the petition, support your GP in taking action to protect your practice.GPs in England

Worried about the future of your GP practice?

GPs are taking action to protect patient care — and you can help.

Sign the petition

Want to learn more first?

www.bma.org.uk/GPsOnYourSideGPs in England

Patient care is our priority despite taking action

GPs are taking action to:

Carry on being your family doctor
Provide safe care
Offer services the community needs
Ensure patient confidentiality
Referring you for specialist care when needed

You can still:

Book appointments
Contact your GP practice
Get medical advice and treatment
Receive urgent care
Be referred for specialist care when clinically needed

Sign the petition, support your GP in taking action to protect your practice.
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Protect Our NHS BANES @protectournhsbanes.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
No humanity, just brutality from Russia against incredibly brave healthcare staff www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Russian drones target medics, hospitals and ambulances in Ukraine
Ukrainian emergency workers warn of growing Russian attacks on hospitals and ambulances.
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