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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]