Staff win battle to stay in NHS: shock cancellation of Trust’s transfer plan
At the beginning of this week, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust (WWL) issued a notification to staff who had been on a series of strikes to try to prevent […]
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WWL NHS Trust trolls workers striking to stay in the NHS
NHS staff in the north-west are striking against a decision by Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust to transfer their employment out of the NHS to a new limited company […]
Liverpool’s most right-dominated CLP swings left
Liverpool Riverside CLP – whose MP Louise Ellman is considered on the hard right of the party – has long been the most right-dominated CLP (constituency Labour party) in Liverpool, […]
Skripals ‘survived b/c Novichok in their skin’. But Porton Down identified it from their blood
Russia still prime suspect but government story becoming more convoluted Sergei Skripal joins his daughter in recovery medics say survival thanks to fact of skin-absorption from door handle Porton Down […]
Govt refuses to deny – or explain – Salisbury health staff under security service surveillance
Health staff working at the Salisbury hospital treating Sergei and Yulia Skripal have complained that they are being closely watched by the UK’s security services, making them fearful of speaking […]
High Court judgment reveals OPCW will take own samples, check govt’s for authenticity
This week, a ‘Technical Secretariat’ (TS) team of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has been in the UK to obtain and collect samples of the substance […]
Excl: Javid claims ‘Punish Muslim’ letter but doesn’t mention 2 staff hospitalised
Communities Secretary Sajid Javid caused controversy last week by tweeting an image of a vile ‘Punish a Muslim’ letter that he claimed to have received by post, under a one-word […]
Ten failed private health contracts worth £2.5 billion
Public attention is focused on privatisation and its dangers following the collapse of outsourcing and construction giant Carillion, a profit warning issued by fellow giant Capita and the government’s decision […]
‘No NHS crisis’ – but Trust sending CHILDREN home so adults can have their beds
NHS England told the BBC this morning that it’s inaccurate to call the NHS crisis a crisis, because they have a plan. This is an interesting take, as you can […]
Video: Hunt to announce hospital closures – and runs away from questions
Jeremy Hunt, the worst Health Secretary in history, has been derided in the independent news today after a Bristol hospital trust had to delete all trace of his visit when […]