Summer houses on the NHS? Cutting through the news reports with questions for our CCGs! Sky News led its bulletin this morning with attention-grabbing headlines about summer houses, holidays and sat-navs being funded by the NHS. Sky News didn’t actually research the story themselves – that was done by Pulse magazine, which investigated how personal […]
Diary date! Free TTIP film screening
Diary date! Free TTIP film screening The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership – or TTIP – will have far-reaching implications on the NHS. To find out more, come along to a free screening of The Trouble With TTIP, a one-hour documentary. Linda Kaucher from the Stop TTIP campaign will be on hand to answer your […]
CCGs (or why campaigning to save the local hospitals is so hard…)
CCGs (or why campaigning to save the local hospitals is so hard…) Campaigning to save your local health services often feels like being at the foot of a mountain. You start to climb, you feel like you’ve made some progress, and then someone at the top of the mountain drops a giant bucket of mud […]
KOSHH speaks out on CCG staff taking lavish trips
KOSHH speaks out on CCG staff taking lavish trips The Epsom Guardian today reported that staff from Surrey Downs CCG and North West Surrey CCG went on a luxury spa trip to Germany funded by a pharmaceutical company. Click here to read the story online. We were asked to comment and, in short, we smell […]
Asking questions of the Epsom-St Helier Trust: Part II
Asking questions of the Epsom-St Helier Trust: Part II We are still asking questions about the Epsom-St Helier Estates Review document via Twitter. This is not a simple review of bricks and mortar, it is a review with far-reaching implications for our local hospitals. Click here to download your copy of the Estates Review. It […]
Asking questions of the Epsom-St Helier Trust, Part I
Asking questions of the Epsom-St Helier Trust, Part I Yesterday, we informed the public that the Epsom-St Helier Trust’s Estates Review document is not a benign document about mere bricks and mortar. It is about the very future of our local hospitals. KOSHH campaigners are systematically going through the document and we have already started asking […]
KOSHH campaigner in the news!
KOSHH campaigner in the news! It has never been easier to write to your local newspaper in this era of email. And with newspapers now online, the reach of newspapers goes beyond the traditional audience of people who actually buy newspapers or have them delivered. We urge everyone to be heard via the letters pages […]
The Epsom-St Helier Trust Estates Review: This is not a drill! This is the future of our hospitals!
The Epsom-St Helier Trust Estates Review: This is not a drill! This is the future of our hospitals! The Epsom-St Helier Trust has released the Estates Review document. At first glance, it seems like a harmless enough report on the bricks and mortar of our local hospitals. It might even be a bit boring. But […]
KOSHH goes to the pub!
KOSHH goes to the pub! KOSHH campaigner, Colin Crilly writes about yesterday’s stall at the Morden Brook: On the afternoon of Sunday 26 July, KOSHH had a stall at the Morden Brook pub*, as part of their event to raise funds for the Great Ormond Street Hospital. I was joined by Sandra Ash, David Ash […]
KOSHH raises awareness at the Morden Family Fun Day
KOSHH raises awareness at the Morden Family Fun Day Dave Ash, Philippa Maslin and Colin Crilly spread the word about the threat to our hospital. KOSHH campaigner Philippa Maslin writes about our presence on the weekend at the Morden Family Fun Day, an annual event held in Morden Park. Sunday 19 July 2015 was the […]









