Last week Doctors in Unite acknowledged the positive potential of the abolition of NHS England as a reversal of the catastrophic changes made to the NHS by Conservative ministers in 2012, as part of the widely criticised Lansley reforms. But the devil is in the details. Without clarity on the future of NHS England employees, […]
At the Doctors in Unite AGM on February 2nd 2025 we voted to support the Fare Free London campaign. The dangers of air pollution in London are plain, with tragic consequences. We all deserve the health benefits of clean, safe transport. Congestion and travel time reduces when public transport is the norm. So does inequality. […]
Dr John Puntis has written for Keep Our NHS Public on the dangers of further health sector privatisation, criticising government blind spots in plans announced by the Prime Minister in January. Dr Puntis explains that: The full article can be read here.
Doctors in Unite offer solidarity to Dr Patrick Hart who has been imprisoned for a year and must pay thousands of pounds in costs for disabling petrol pumps at Esso Thurrock Services on the M25. As a consequence of the sentence Dr Hart will automatically be referred to the General Medical Council and may lose his licence […]
Doctors in Unite wish to express our grave concern for the welfare of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, Director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in north Gaza, who was detained and beaten by Israeli military forces on 28 December 2024. We call for his immediate release along with the other staff from the Kamal Adwan Hospital who […]
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Towards a Ten Year Vision The recently published Darzi Review on the NHS in England was commissioned to provide a background context for the new Labour government’s ten year plan for the NHS which is due to be launched in spring 2025. It highlights the damage done to primary care in England by the previous […]
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“Sick note Britain”
Disabled 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 […]
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 […]
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