Scoping the cuts – NHS systems’ finance and staffing in the North West - John Lister lowdownnhs.info/topics/staff...

Curse of private equity. US PE-owned dentists Raise prices. Stretch appointments for higher fees. Focus from prevention to lucrative restoration procedures. Unnecessary tooth extractions and root canals. High staff turnover Curse arrived in the UK. No curbs on profiteering, public abuse.

Senior NHS manager who advised Palantir to step down from role - by @laurahughesft.bsky.social giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

We're looking for a new national officer to join our team and make a difference for health workers. If you want to make a positive difference for the NHS, we’d love you to apply! www.unison.org.uk/about/jobs/2...

"High bills, impossible debts, filthy rivers, minimal investment and no resilience: that is the gift of privatisation...as we now discover in the case of Thames Water, it becomes our problem." Thames Water should be in public hands. If you agree, sign our petition: vist.ly/4vajx

Why are emergency care services not a priority for NHS? - John Lister lowdownnhs.info/emergency-ca...

NEW: Two senior MOD whistleblowers with inside knowledge of Palantir's systems have come forward to @thenerve.news to say government ministers are ignorant of the grave national security risks the technology poses. Hugely important by @charlienotold.bsky.social www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-t...

Streeting must get a grip on core issues - John Lister lowdownnhs.info/comment/stre...

Streeting must get a grip on core issues - John Lister lowdownnhs.info/comment/stre...

Private companies target ADHD diagnosis sector lowdownnhs.info/private-prov...

PFI: Still draining NHS budgets decades on - John Lister lowdownnhs.info/private-prov...

Impact Statement shows why Labour’s 10-Year Plan is going nowhere - John Lister lowdownnhs.info/analysis/imp...

Impact Statement shows why Labour’s 10-Year Plan is going nowhere - John Lister lowdownnhs.info/analysis/imp...

PFI: Still draining NHS budgets decades on - John Lister lowdownnhs.info/private-prov...

Bitterly disappointing that the UK has lost its Measles elimination status again. "UN health body says Britain is one of six countries in Europe and central Asia where disease has become re-established"

Over 26,000 have emailed their local trust to keep Palantir out of the NHS. Will you join them? https://notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-target/stop-palantir-in-the-nhs/?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=PalantirNHS&utm_medium=social_media

Private equity bids £1.5bn to buy Spire, which runs nearly 40 of the UK's biggest private hospitals. Attraction - Govt handing more of the NHS to private sector, higher prices, higher profits. PE builds monopolistic control. Public money will buy less.

Reform MP Andrew Rosindell tells the BBC that he "would not object" to scrapping the NHS and replacing it with private insurance

Thousands of children facing 'catastrophic' waits for NHS community care www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Almost a quarter of UK GPs are seeing obese children aged four and under www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Poverty is deepening. 🔎 Our #UKPoverty2026 report was launched this morning. People in very deep poverty now make up the biggest group of people in poverty, at 6.8 million people. This is unacceptable for the fifth richest country in the world, and it has consequences.

Division and racism harm our NHS, our profession, and patient care. That’s why the BMA stands with the Together Alliance against the far right. We'll see as many of you as possible at the anti-racism demonstration in London on 28 March. Find out more 👉 togetheralliance.org.uk

Critical incidents signal emergency departments beyond safe limits - John Lister lowdownnhs.info/emergency-ca...

New report highlights growth of corridor care as ambulance handover times fall lowdownnhs.info/emergency-ca...

What happened to those promised 5000 extra beds? - by John Lister lowdownnhs.info/hospitals/wh...

How big is the problem of long-stay patients? - by John Lister lowdownnhs.info/hospitals/ho...

Streeting admits that the financial squeeze on hospitals is undermining patient care. lowdownnhs.info/hospitals/st...

How big is the problem of long-stay patients? - by John Lister lowdownnhs.info/hospitals/ho...

What happened to those promised 5000 extra beds? - by John Lister lowdownnhs.info/hospitals/wh...

New report highlights growth of corridor care as ambulance handover times fall lowdownnhs.info/emergency-ca...

Things haven't worked out well for many #NHS hospitals either, faced with increasing PFI payments to private firms each year, taking up significant amounts of tax-payer funded NHS budgets: lowdownnhs.info/topics/pfi/p... Many thanks @thelowdownnhs.bsky.social

'These [PFI] contracts pay private companies to maintain buildings in return for being allowed to generate profits' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

How trusts are being forced to make cuts - John Lister lowdownnhs.info/hospitals/ho...

What will NHS staffing cuts mean for services? by John Lister lowdownnhs.info/comment/what...

An alarming cautionary tale from @thelowdownnhs.bsky.social about profit extraction from UK social care by private equity owned firms, a tale not heeded by ICBs (or DHSC) when outsourcing NHS community care to the private sector

Reverse the “dire state” of community nursing lowdownnhs.info/community-he...

NHS workforce plans in chaos amid vacancies and unemployed professionals - by John Lister lowdownnhs.info/news/nhs-wor...

NHS still failing to prioritise most serious emergency patients - John Lister lowdownnhs.info/emergency-ca...

Millions extracted in profit from publicly funded social care lowdownnhs.info/private-prov...

Really good article, primarily re medical recruitment and selection. Well worth a read.

Millions extracted in profit from publicly funded social care lowdownnhs.info/private-prov...

NHS still failing to prioritise most serious emergency patients - John Lister lowdownnhs.info/emergency-ca...

NHS workforce plans in chaos amid vacancies and unemployed professionals - by John Lister lowdownnhs.info/news/nhs-wor...

"It is a strong motivator for me to get people to show solidarity and empower them through that." BMA council chair @tomdolphin.bsky.social sat down with The Doctor Magazine for an interview about his aims in the role. Read it here thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/lif...

Reverse the “dire state” of community nursing lowdownnhs.info/community-he...

GPs warn of problems with new targets for all-day access lowdownnhs.info/topics/gp-su...

Absolutely right. And Starmer and Streeting are stepping up the privatisation of the NHS, which means boosting the stranglehold of private health companies, many of which are ultimately US-based. Who gave Labour permission to do this? Because it wasn’t voters.

Backlog maintenance bills are dragging down our NHS, new figures show - John Lister lowdownnhs.info/comment/back...

Trump regime shuts down government rather than fund health care lowdownnhs.info/news/trump-r...