As we have previously highlighted (see links here, here, and here especially) the Epsom & St Helier Trust has produced a document they call their “Estates Review”. The document is riddled with contradictions, some of which we will go into elsewhere. It appears to have been drafted to give the impression of a hospital trust whose buildings are […]
Month: April 2016
KOSHH and other health campaigners meet MPs in Parliament
A meeting took place today between a number of health campaigners, Shadow Health Minister, Heidi Alexander, and Shadow Chancellor, John McDonnell. It was a useful meeting, and a lot of important matters were discussed. In addition to KOSHH, many other groups were present, including: Allyson Pollock (NHS Reinstatement Bill) Dr Bob Gill (Save Our Hospitals) […]
New Gallery: KOSHH Supporters
The truth can be scary
KOSHH Campaigner, Georgia Lewis shares her thoughts on scaremongering: “You’re scaremongering!” It is a common accusation when you are campaigning to save your local hospital and, indeed, the wider NHS. The “scaremongering” accusation is often used to either try and shut a discussion down or as a way of sticking fingers in ears and burying […]
Guest Article: Your Junior Doctors
This is once in a generation fight, if we lose, there will be no NHS for the next. Junior doctor, and friend of KOSHH, Dr Ruhe Chowdhury is a member of a new organisation called “Your Junior Doctors”. They have launched a campaign, aimed at getting information out about the junior doctors’ contract negotiation. They have […]
Video: Friend of KOSHH on TV to discuss the TTIP
If you have already heard of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, or TTIP, well done – this enormous deal between the USA and the EU has been veiled in secrecy, and the mainstream media have done very little to inform the public about it. The TTIP, if passed as it stands, would be the most […]
Diary Date: The truth behind the crisis – public talk
An event is taking place on Wednesday the 20th of April in Brighton, hosted by Sussex & Brighton Students Save Our NHS. There will be two talks by friends and supporters of KOSHH, Dr Lucy Reynolds and Dr Bob Gill, followed by a public question and answer session. The event takes place on Wed 20th […]
Press: Local Guardian coverage of junior doctors strike
Poll: Do the public support the junior doctors?
As was witnessed at the ongoing (7/4/2016) junior doctors’ strike at St Helier Hospital, (which you can read about here) the public passing by on foot and on the road seem to be overwhelmingly in support of our great junior doctors. ITV are currently running a simple Yes / No / Don’t know poll on […]
KOSHH supports junior doctors on strike day #5 (06/04/2016)
KOSHH Campaigners went to today’s picket line outside St Helier Hospital to support the junior doctors in their struggle and were joined by representatives of Merton & Sutton TUC. Once more the weather was foul, but it’ll take more than inclement weather to stop this group of determined folk. The level of support from the general public was […]