Incisive and trenchant criticism of the government’s ongoing privatisation of the NHS, by Joan Bakewell in the House of Lords on 12th Mary. See here: https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/79a74b62-cfa7-440c-bed8-0426f32d99fa?in=16:16:00&out=16:22:00
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Doctors in Unite have grave concerns about the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill 2021. We believe that the measures proposed in the bill will erode civil liberties and severely undermine the right to protest, a cornerstone of UK democracy. The Bill will give the Home Secretary: “the power, through secondary legislation, to define and […]
“These are the sickest, the ones where over 40% will die……It’s the Uber driver, bus drivers, restaurant workers, delivery people, security guards. People think its old people dying. Everyone I’m looking after (in ICU) is in their 50’s and 60’s.” These are the words of Dr Helen Simpson, Consultant Endocrinologist, who is volunteering in UCH […]
GP magazine reported yesterday: A subsidiary of a giant US healthcare company is set to hold nearly 1% of GP contracts in England – making it the country’s largest provider of NHS primary care with around half a million patients. The article quotes Jackie Applebee, Chair of Doctors in Unite, “‘The public are constantly told […]
It is with the deepest disappointment and gravest foreboding that we received the news today that AT Medics is to be taken over by Operose Health, a subsidiary of US Health Care company Centene AT Medics is the largest provider of primary care services to the National Health Service and operates General Practices across London mainly through […]
NHSE/I recently published a consultation document on the “Next steps to building strong and effective integrated care systems across England”. This response exposes the fundamental problems of a market based health care system in trying to deliver integrated care. 1. Overview Publication of the next steps document during the covid-19 pandemic comes at a remarkable […]
At the start of the pandemic it was thought that spread of coronavirus was through large droplets travelling over a relatively short distance or by fomites contaminating hands and mucous membranes. The danger of aerosol spread was recognised, but thought to be limited to ‘aerosol generating procedures’ (AGP) such as intubation. For this reason, high […]
“Doctors in Unite are supportive of vaccination as part of a broader strategy to end the COVID 19 pandemic. In general we believe that any risks from the vaccines will be outweighed by the benefits. However, it is difficult to say this categorically when the trial data and protocols have not been made available. We […]
* Summary response from Doctors in Unite to the recent statement by Public Health England, the Health and Safety Executive and the Faculty of Occupational Medicine. A more detailed review of the consensus statement can be found here. With thanks to the TUC: Dying on the Job. A report into Racism and Risk at Work […]
* Detailed response from Doctors in Unite. A summary response can be found here. With thanks to the TUC: Dying on the Job. A report into Racism and Risk at Work Doctors in Unite are disappointed with the recent consensus statement by Public Health England, the Health and Safety Executive and the Faculty of Occupational […]
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