The fight in the UK to save the national health service.
Iran War Statement by Keep Our NHS Public
4 March 2026 @ 5:05 pm
Keep Our NHS Public (KONP) condemns the escalating US–Israel military attacks on Iran and the grave risk of a widening regional war. Reports that hospitals and other civilian infrastructure have been struck and at least [...]Keep Our NHS Public Statement: Warfare not welfare this Spring Budget
3 March 2026 @ 4:50 pm
More money for military spending but not for health and care The spring statement is an occasion for unveiling plans for the UK economy. Investment in the NHS and addressing the social determinants of health [...]Mandelson, Palantir and the NHS
6 February 2026 @ 12:01 pm
What are the implications of the newest tranche of Epstein files for the NHS? Lucy Nichols examines Peter Mandelson’s close friendship with Jeffery Epstein has sparked a crisis in the heart of Westminster, with Keir [...]Racism and violence in the NHS
29 January 2026 @ 6:56 pm
By John Puntis, Co-chair Keep Our NHS Public The NHS and care services would collapse without overseas workers Why do we have workers from abroad? The NHS and the wider UK economy have been dependent [...]Keep Our NHS Public End of Year Round Up
19 December 2025 @ 12:26 pm
This year has been a busy one for Keep Our NHS Public (KONP). Amid increasing attacks on the NHS by the government, we’ve been working hard with local groups, NHS workers, other campaigns and trade [...]Hackney Coalition against Palantir
8 December 2025 @ 2:05 pm
This is a short summary of Hackney KONP’s work with the Hackney Coalition against Palantir from Marion Macalpine. With growing interest in Palantir as it is introduced for data purposes into a number of hospitals, [...]Health Groups Condemn Autumn Budget as NHS Crisis Deepens – A Collective Statement
26 November 2025 @ 5:55 pm
Health Groups Condemn Autumn Budget as NHS Crisis Deepens – A Collective StatementKeep Our NHS Public [1], in partnership with Just Treatment [2], Every Doctor [3], The Socialist Health Association [4], We Own It [5] [...]Privatisation undermines the NHS
26 November 2025 @ 5:25 pm
Dr Tony O’Sullivan, co-chair of Keep Our NHS Public looks at the forms NHS privatisation takes and the impact on patients, staff and the NHS itself. This article first appeared in the September-October issue of [...]Attempt to charge for ear wax removal thwarted by campaigner
8 November 2025 @ 12:58 pm
When my husband recently tried to access the ear wax removal service previously provided by the local hospital, he was told he would be charged. This unexpected barrier to essential care previously provided free by [...]Wealth versus Health, John Lister
6 November 2025 @ 11:39 pm
Book Review: John Lister – Wealth versus Health; Trump’s Global War on Health and Science Reviewed by John Puntis, Co Chair Keep Our NHS Public Published as a paperback by Bite-Sized Books: available via KONP [...]