Open letter on World Health Day on the public health catastrophe in Gaza docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

We've called for an immediate freeze & phasing out of physician associates. The evidence in this open letter must be brought urgently to the attention of the Government, the Opposition and all those involved with the safety of patients

Read this important commentary on inequality in the world's top scientific journal, from Richard G Wilkinson & Kate Pickett, at

nature.com/articles/d4158…

New review out in The Lancet Public Health today with Aaron Reeves:

What is the impact of healthcare privatisation on quality of care?

'We find a fairly consistent picture... privatisation comes at the expense of quality of care'

Link: thelancet.com/journals/lanpu…

Evidence on how the government is destroying general practice from ⁦⁦Dr Helen Salisbury⁩ bmj.com/content/384/bm…

Desperate is the word, Dave. The next government *must* commit to reinstating a universal, comprehensive, publicly provided dental service

NHS nostalgia? - Socialist Health Association sochealth.co.uk/2024/01/23/nhs…

Important contribution from Margaret Greenwood MP on the inadequacy of 'physician associates' for the medical roles the government has created for them, with predictably, highly hazardous impacts on patients

hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2024-0…

This is life in Tory Britain. It can't be allowed to continue

It’s hugely disappointing the Government are pushing ahead with plans to regulate PAs & AAs under the GMC. We ask you to urgently write to your MP before the next parliamentary stage, which could be as early as tomorrow, so they can oppose this legislation activism.bma.org.uk/page/140508/-/…

The situation in the UK is deeply concerning. Health is declining and health inequalities are widening. This is not the case with other European countries. The UK's rankings have gone down since 2014. What a tragic waste of lives UCL The BMJ

Liverpool's north–south health divide: increasing with every minute of government neglect

councillors.liverpool.gov.uk/documents/s295…

Thank goodness Keir Starmer is advocating healthy public policy. Forget Tory nonsense about nannies: I call this the #MummyState because it's about protection, prevention and nurture

theguardian.com/society/2024/j…

NHSE to investigate Palantir for possible breach of FDP contract digitalhealth.net/2024/01/nhse-t…

The government is bulldozing its way into destroying the profession for profits over patients.

The road to privatisation is littered with the metaphorical bodies of doctors and patients alike.

Quality healthcare outcomes come secondary to quantity metrics.

Defunding, deskilling. destroying our NHS

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

Majority of doctors say the way PAs and AAs work is a risk to patient safety bma.org.uk/news-and-opini…

Health Workers Shut Down Gaza War Profiteer tribunemag.co.uk/2023/12/health…

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