Keep Our NHS Public

Keep Our NHS Public is a campaigning organisation, with local groups across England, committed to reversing what it describes as the ongoing privatisation of the NHS[1] and its services.

Keep Our NHS Public logo

History

The group was founded in 2005 by the NHS Consultants Association, the NHS Support Federation and Health Emergency. It was very active in the campaign against the Health and Social Care Act 2012.[2]

It has local groups which are involved in campaigns against the closure or reorganisation of local hospitals, such as the Save Lewisham Hospital Campaign.[3] It attracted support from many existing health related campaigns such as Save Finsbury Health Centre[4] It has been very vocal in denouncing the use of private health providers to treat patients outside the health service.[5]

Notable campaigns
  • Campaign to keep the NHS out of future UK trade deals
  • Campaign by Save Lewisham Hospital to oppose Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt's plans to close it[6]

See also

References
  1. Campbell, Denis (21 July 2019). "Private firms given £9.2bn of NHS budget despite Hancock promise". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. "17 February 2011 KONP at the BMA". Socialist Health Association. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  3. "What You can do". Lewisham Keep Our NHS Public. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  4. "SaveFHC to continue campaigning". Save Finsbury Health Centre. 16 February 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  5. "Half of £2bn NHS cash injection spent on outsourced private care providers labelled a 'disgrace'". Independent. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  6. "Hunt loses Lewisham Hospital appeal". 29 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
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