KOSHH campaigners stand with junior doctors KOSHH campaigners joined the junior doctors who marched in London on Saturday. Here is a video from the march: And here are some junior doctors share their experiences and explain why they are demanding negotiations with Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, over the grossly unfair junior doctors’ contract: KOSHH fully […]
Update on our meeting with Merton CCG!
Update on our meeting with Merton CCG! KOSHH campaigners had planned to meet with Merton CCG on 13 October. However, we have decided to postpone the meeting until after the Merton CCG has release its public response to the Epsom-St Helier Estates Review document. Click here to read the document for yourself. In September, we […]
When a “Coffee Morning” isn’t quite what it seems.
KOSHH campaigner Sandra Ash reports on a “Coffee Morning” Siobhain McDonagh MP held on the 17th of October at Morden Park Baptist Church Our hospitals are still under threat Siobhain McDonagh MP for Mitcham and Morden invited, by email and by hand-delivered leaflets, some of her constituents to come along and show her invited guest, […]
KOSHH in the news! Featuring Tom Brake MP making curious statements…
KOSHH in the news! Featuring Tom Brake MP making curious statements… KOSHH has made it to the front page of today’s Sutton Guardian. It is always encouraging to get coverage in the media although we wish the future of our local health services was assured and we didn’t have to keep waking people up to […]
Merton CCG AGM: KOSHH’s concerns
Merton CCG AGM: KOSHH’s concerns We attended the Merton Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) Annual General Meeting last Thursday night and our concerns for the future of St Helier Hospital remain as strong as ever. The AGM organisers called for questions in advance. Despite this, the only questions submitted were from KOSHH. Our first question was […]
Diary date! This Thursday! Merton CCG AGM!
Diary date! This Thursday! Merton CCG AGM! The Merton Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is one of the big decision-makers for healthcare services in South West London. Thanks to the Health and Social Care Act 2012, the CCGs are the groups that hold the pursestrings when it comes to the funding of our essential healthcare services. […]
Handy tips for journalists reporting on NHS stories
Handy tips for journalists reporting on NHS stories The standard of reporting on stories in the mainstream British media about the NHS is frequently lazy, inaccurate, incomplete or just poor. We received a terrific response to our blog post on 1 September about the terrible reporting across multiple media outlets on personal health budgets. We […]
SAVE THE DATE! KOSHH pub quiz! Thursday 1 October!
SAVE THE DATE! KOSHH pub quiz! Thursday 1 October! KOSHH is holding a pub quiz to raise awareness about our campaign and funds to help us spread the word and fight to keep our local hospitals open. We always have a lot of fun at our pub quizzes and the quiz mistress is already busy […]
Healthwatch Sutton diary date, for those who can make it…
Healthwatch Sutton diary date, for those who can make it… Healthwatch Sutton is holding a semi-public meeting about the Epsom-St Helier Hospital Estates Review. We say “semi-public” because people who want to attend cannot simply turn up on the day. Instead, they must RSVP in advance. We are not sure how many people will be […]
Update on personal health budgets in South-West London/Surrey
Update on personal health budgets in South-West London/Surrey We received an excellent response to our blog post on personal health budgets, the poor media reporting of these budgets and what they may mean for health services in our area. Thank you to everyone who took the time to read the blog post and share it. […]









