Our Co-Chair John Puntis spoke to Ian Collins on Talk about NHS funding:
'In relation to other comparable European countries we don't spend as much on a per capita basis, we spend about 18% less than the average in the EU14 and I don't think we spend enough.'
Want to know why we disagree with Wes Streeting's plan for more privatisation in the NHS & why it's not just some 'middle-class lefty' argument but a really concerning prospect?
Listen to our Co-Chair John Puntis list out all the MANY reasons why this makes no sense at all 👇
Our Co-Chair John Puntis spoke to Times Radio re Streeting's plans
'The only way the private sector would have spare capacity is with govt investment. That money should go into the NHS. If we really want to tackle major NHS problems, building a 2tier system isn't the answer'
Brilliant discussion on LBC with James O'Brien just in case anyone caught Iain Dale ⚒️🇺🇦.🇮🇱 being rude to John Puntis last night. Keep Our NHS Public #KeepOurNHSPublic
Our Co-chair John Puntis writes for Public Sector Focus about the latest NHS public attitudes survey. It shows an alarming decline in satisfaction, with just 24% of people happy with the service.
It doesn't have to be like this.
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Keep Our NHS Public GP numbers down 3% and 2,900 partners lost during last five years. Another broken Tory promise on health. gponline.com/general-practi…
Many thanks to John Puntis of LeedsKONP for helping with the #Unite4EnergyForAll stall and our procession round #Wakefield centre raising awareness of the dire health impact of high #energyprices via a mock coffin symbolising excess winter deaths from cold homes #ColdHomesKill
Keep Our NHS Public muttley1962ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ John Puntis In 2010 #NHS was #PublicallyOwned & num 1 #BestHealthcareInTheWorld & it was so well run that it was 1 of the CHEAPEST as it was run as a #PublicService & #NotForProfit ! It is currently failing ONLY because #RightWing deliberately breaking it as an excuse to #PrivatiseForProfit !
Keep Our NHS Public John Puntis What's the point of carrying on when I'm going to die without access to healthcare and fresh, low-carb food? #uninsurable
Read the new issue of Public Sector Focus⬇️ Danny Dorling News contrasting child poverty in Finland&England
John Puntis Keep Our NHS Public on the latest #NHS public attitudes survey
Ben Goodair & Anders Bach-Mortensen on why almost all care homes are run for-profit
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Right on the button from John Puntis for Keep Our NHS Public again in trying soberly to answer the not well-informed, ‘bull(y)ish’ comments from Wes Streeting MP who is off on one saying ‘look at me, I’m being so careful and promising nothing “the left” are on my case’
Paul Nowak Patients Association Doctors for the NHS Keep Our NHS Public Amelia Horgan John Puntis Medact Amar Jesani V. Suresh Reminder and link to register for the launch (today Thursday 11th April UK time 5pm) is: tinyurl.com/DemocratizingT… NB Global Existential issues affects everyone
😡 Charging for hospital beds would betray an essential standard of our NHS
John Puntis is right, it would be a 'fundamental departure from the founding principles of the NHS'.
The public want a fully public NHS, free at the point of use.
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