At Prime Minister’s Questions today (25 Nov 2015) Mr Cameron said (as part of his claim to be looking after the interests of women): “We’ve also done more than any previous Government to help in terms of … preventing the horrors of FGM that don’t just happen in Nigeria and countries in North Africa, they […]
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KOSHH Campaigners support a #YesYes vote from #JuniorDoctors Ballot
As you may have heard in the news, the British Medical Association have today sent ballots to their members over the threat of the new contract which the government is thereatening to impose upon Junior Doctors. The BMA has sought assurances on a number of key issues, and they have not received the assurances they need, […]
Why you should be in Balham this Tuesday night
Why you should be in Balham this Tuesday night KOSHH campaigner Colin Crilly writes about why everyone who cares about the NHS should attend a public meeting this Tuesday night (27 October) at 7.30pm in Balham: If you believe all that you read and see in the media, you would be forgiven for thinking that […]
KOSHH campaigners stand with junior doctors
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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. […]
Summer houses on the NHS? Cutting through the news reports with questions for our CCGs!
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 […]
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 […]