Another diary date! The Trouble With TTIP film screening TTIP – the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership – is something that KOSHH campaigners are deeply concerned about. The potential TTIP has to destroy public services in the UK, such as the NHS, is immense. Yet negotiations are happening in secret for a deal that could […]
Dates for the diary! Screenings of Sell-Off
Dates for the diary! Screenings of Sell-Off Sell-Off is an important independent documentary about what is really happening to our NHS. It helps explain why St Helier Hospital – as well as many other hospitals across the country – are currently under threat of closure or downgrading. KOSHH has held several successful public screenings of […]
KOSHH campaigners support the Newsquest journalists
KOSHH campaigners support the Newsquest journalists KOSHH campaigner Colin Crilly has sent this message to Newsquest journalists in support of their recent industrial action: On behalf of our group, I would like to wish Newsquest journalists all the very best of luck in your ongoing struggle. It is essential that there are experienced local reporters, […]
What are we celebrating on #NHS67?
What are we celebrating on #NHS67? Today the NHS turns 67. It should be a proud day of celebration. We should be able to go about our business today relaxed in the knowledge that the NHS is properly funded, properly managed and always there for us when we need it. But we are living in […]
The £219m promise for St Helier Hospital…
The £219m promise for St Helier Hospital… It was an intriguing exchange in the House of Commons when George Osborne filled in for David Cameron at Prime Minister’s Question Time and Tom Brake asked him about funding for much-needed upgrades to St Helier Hospital. Here is the exchange from Hansard: Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington) […]
Epsom & St Helier “Estates Review”
The Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust have today released their “Estates Review” document. The full document can be downloaded by clicking on the image below.
Keep Our St Helier Hospital campaigners take to the streets of London.
Keep Our St Helier Hospital campaigners take to the streets of London! KOSHH campaigner, Colin Crilly, reports on the peaceful anti-austerity march held in London on Saturday 20 June: The anti-austerity march in Central London was huge. Estimates of the number of people marching were as high as 200,000 in the media. Amongst these people, […]
Welcome to the official online home of the KOSHH campaign
Welcome to the official online home of the KOSHH campaign It has been a long time coming but at last it is here – the official blog of the Keep Our St Helier Hospital (KOSHH) campaign – the campaign to keep St Helier Hospital open with all its services intact. We also recognise the importance […]
A victory with the CCGs
A victory with the CCGs! We have achieved a victory this week with the local Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs)! The six CCGs which make the big decisions for Epsom and St Helier’s health services are grouped together as South West London Collaborative Commissioning (SWLCC). For a long time, we have asked that the meetings of […]
Letters to the editor this week: Broken promises and quality GP care
Letters to the editor this week: Broken promises and quality GP care Letters to the editor this week: Broken promises and quality GP care It has never been easier to write letters to newspapers in this era of email. As such, we urge all our supporters to get their voices heard this way and […]







