Doctors in UniteDisabled People Against Cuts and Winvisible taking direct action against never-ending scapegoating by politicians (photo: Disability News Service) Statement by Doctors in Unite in response to Sunak’s speech attacking sickness benefits Doctors in Unite condemns the latest attempt by the Tory government to blame people who are unfit for work and their GPs for the […]
At its meeting today, 3rd March 2024, DiU unanimously agreed to endorse an open letter from 40 health groups, calling on the the global health and human rights community to condemn the deliberate destruction of Gaza’s health system by the IDF and its genocide against the Palestinian people. The open letter was co-ordinated by the […]
On 14th January 2024, Prof. Cecilia Rikap spoke to Doctors in Unite and others about the impact of Big Tech on healthcare. A copy of her insightful talk, as transcribed by Dr Martin Blanchard, is below.
Fourteen years of neglect has left social care in a disgraceful state. There are 152,000 job vacancies (1). Exponential privatisation has lead to around 10% of its funding being lost to private profits – an estimated £1.5 billion annually (2). Labour’s “ming vase” approach to the next election has lead to them dropping a commitment […]
Summary IPPR has been a major “left of centre” think tank since 1988. In the main, especially during the Blair – Brown years it espoused social market solutions and proposed policies within a framework of the use of commercial disciplines in our public services and the internal market in the NHS. The Economist described it […]
By Martin Blanchard This article is based upon a talk about how our healthcare data is to be used to support our ambition for ‘sustainable’ healthcare, and perhaps more importantly it seems, it is about our government’s expressed ambition that it will ‘kick-start’ economic growth and enable us to become some sort of ‘AI superpower.’ […]
Article in Labour List by Dr Coral Jones, Chair of Doctors in Unite Dr Jones sets out the case for a salaried GP option as an important part of revitalising GP services. Full article here: https://labourlist.org/2023/06/nhs-health-plans-labour-gps-wes-streeting-reform/ “In 2022, Doctors in Unite published Primary Care and Public Health: A Vision for Revitalising General Practice. This radical document […]
Talk given by Martin Blanchard (KONP data Working Group / Doctors in Unite) for the ‘NHS Crisis: who profits?’ meeting KONP Merseyside 12th July 2023. I will not discuss the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill in this article because the KONP data Working Group have provided a full briefing and letter for MPs for […]
Doctors in Unite was invited to provide a witness statement for the UK government’s Covid inquiry. The link to our statement can be found here.
Health professionals implore the Labour Party Leadership not to back down over ULEZ expansion. Sign our open letter here. Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London Sir Keir Starmer, Leader of the Labour Party. 23rd July 2023 Dear Sadiq Khan and Sir Keir Starmer, As health professionals who see the devastating health consequences of air pollution daily, […]
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