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at medics take over by centene is bad news

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 […]

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NHSE/I consultation on Integrating care: a response from Professor Allyson Pollock and Peter Roderick, Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University; and David Price, independent researcher

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 […]

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Doctors in Unite statement on Covid-19 vaccines

“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 […]

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Mitigation of risk of COVID 19 in occupational settings, with a focus on ethnic minority groups: Consensus Statement from PHE/HSE and FOM *

* 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 […]

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A whitewash and another missed opportunity: the Consensus Statement from PHE, HSE and FOM on how best to mitigate risk of COVID 19 in occupational settings, with a focus on ethnic minority groups. *

* 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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We must stop being polite about Test and Trace— there comes a point where it becomes culpable *

Test and Trace is a disaster and doctors should voice outrage, not remain silent. We must stop being polite about the national Test and Trace service. Its privatised design by politicians is a lethal mistake. Yet the media is awash with statements implying that we should “allow” time for it to be improved. It cannot […]

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Meetings

Our conference and Annual General Meeting took place on 18th January 2020. Our last branch meeting was held on 18th April. Because of social distancing in response to COVID-19, meetings will take place via teleconference until further notice.

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NHS 72nd Birthday

5th July 2020 The 72nd birthday of the NHS takes place in the shadow of the COVID 19 pandemic. The progress of the virus underlines the absolute importance of having an NHS as Bevan intended when it was founded in 1948, a comprehensive health service, publicly funded from general taxation, publicly provided and free at […]

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Testing times require radical solutions

We believe that the failure of the UK government to properly coordinate testing for COVID-19 has contributed to the UK suffering the highest death toll in Europe. Countries that have had lower mortality adopted robust testing strategies early on. Testing centres are not local to where most people live. A common stipulation is that they […]