2 papers from Jean Hardiman Smith
One on International Trade dispute settlements and the other on Social Care. These are not official SHA policy. Issues for the NHS during UK Trade deal Negotiations As socialists we have an almost...
View ArticlePlans by NHS bosses to create a super lab in north west ‘under the radar’...
Proposals to create a new super NHS laboratory in the northwest by closing local sites while 200 biomedical scientists are busy testing for Covid-19 will create delays in processing samples, Unite,...
View ArticleStop private sector outsourcing, as NHS laboratories ‘sidelined’ for Covid-19...
There has been too much reliance on the private sector when it comes to laboratory testing for coronavirus and not enough investment in long-established NHS facilities, Unite, Britain and Ireland’s...
View ArticleNHS England pushes for “integration” … but not as we know it
John Lister (editor Health Campaigns Together, co-editor The Lowdown) This is an opinion piece – it is not SHA policy Despite all the other issues that might be expected to be priorities, it seems NHS...
View ArticleThe Marketisation and Privatisation of the NHS
by Esther Giles, Former Director of Finance (Specialised Services) South Region of England, SHA member” This article tracks the extent and nature of marketisation and privatisation in the NHS up to the...
View ArticleNHSE/I consultation
NHSE/I consultation on “Integrating care: Next steps to building strong and effective integrated care systems across England” Response to the consultation by Professor Allyson Pollock and Peter...
View ArticlePost-Brexit trade agreements and the NHS
Authors: Liam Sunner, Maynooth and Tamara Hervey, Sheffield, in collaboration with Brian Fisher, Socialist Health Association 22 January 2021 The support of the ESRC’s Health Governance After Brexit...
View ArticleWhy it matters if General Practice is run as a big business?
Something major happened in the NHS in February. No, not the new White Paper on rearranging the furniture; something else. This was the announcement, or lack of announcement, that a large number of GP...
View ArticleLabour’s Manifesto
The SHA is surprised by reports that Labour’s manifesto might propose Integrated Care Systems are “empowered to act as a bulwark against privatisation”. This disregards that they were designed...
View ArticleNHS nostalgia?
Wes Streeting warns Labour members about ‘nostalgia’ for the NHS and says improvements rest on reform rather than pouring money into a ‘leaky bucket’ These are todays headlines … but the message is...
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