{"id":2923,"date":"2023-06-21T19:09:10","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T19:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ealingsaveournhs.org.uk\/?p=2923"},"modified":"2023-06-22T14:21:28","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T14:21:28","slug":"show-your-support-for-our-nhs-75th-sat-1st-july-ealing-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ealingsaveournhs.org.uk\/?p=2923","title":{"rendered":"SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR OUR NHS 75th – SAT 1ST JULY – EALING HOSPITAL"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our precious National Health Service is going to be 75<\/span> years old on July 5.  We know it\u2019s literally a lifeline for all, largely thanks to its 1.26 million overworked and underpaid staff, who are defying the odds to keep services going in the face of cuts and privatisation. <\/span><\/p>\n

With just a couple of weeks to go to the anniversary, it\u2019s been revealed that a record 7.42 million people are now on the waiting list for treatment!  It\u2019s a stark reminder of how much the NHS is suffering from underfunding.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s no wonder that NHS Staff have finally taken to the picket lines to express their anger and to shine a light on the state of the NHS.<\/span><\/p>\n

Please join with Ealing Save Our NHS<\/strong> to <\/span>SHOW OUR SUPPORT FOR OUR NHS<\/b> on <\/span>Saturday 1<\/b>st<\/b> July<\/b> outside Ealing Hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

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On 1st July we will be celebrating 75 years of a free, publicly owned and publicly run NHS (well almost) and our amazing NHS Staff,  whilst also calling for proper resources, fair pay and an end to privatisation. <\/span><\/p>\n

There will be speakers and singing, plenty of placards and of course cake! <\/span><\/p>\n

Our speakers include; Dr Sonia Adesara, NHS doctor and well-known activist from \u2018Keep Our NHS Public\u2019, local MP Virendra Sharma, Dr Onkar Sahota (GP and GLA member Ealing & Hillingdon), Dr Kate Crossland (NHS doctor and Green Party), plus other health workers and campaigners.<\/span><\/p>\n

The event is also supported by Ealing Trades Council.<\/span><\/p>\n

PLEASE COME AND JOIN US AND BRING FRIENDS & FAMILY<\/b><\/h3>\n

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LOTS OF SUPPORT FOR OUR NHS AT HANWELL CARNIVAL:<\/b><\/h2>\n

As always our lovely supporters rallied round to staff our Stall from 12.00 – 6.00pm, despite the heat \u2013 what stars!<\/span><\/p>\n

This year it looked particularly good with our face-in-the-hole \u2018Skeletons\u2019 and our mammoth Birthday card.<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s always a great opportunity to talk to big numbers of local people about the NHS crisis and to promote our campaigns and our 75<\/span>TH<\/span> Birthday event. <\/span><\/p>\n

It was really heartening to hear all the support for our NHS despite all the problems and to read the cracking messages left on our birthday card in support of NHS Staff<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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EALING HOSPITAL \u2013 IN BRIEF<\/b><\/h2>\n

We met recently with London North West Trust CEO, Pippa Nightingale and Mark Titcomb (Managing Director of Ealing & Central Middx) <\/span><\/p>\n

The Trust has drawn up a 5 year Strategy and we were keen to hear how similar plans for Ealing Hospital were progressing. Currently they have consultants drawing up a range of options and fully intend to involve staff and engage with the public. In the meantime work will be carried out to improve the A&E.<\/span><\/p>\n

Work is now underway on the new North West London Community Diagnostic Centre, with Imaging (X Rays etc.) due to open in December. This will be in addition to the services currently operating at the Hospital, so it\u2019s good news for local residents. <\/span>As to be expected a huge priority for the Trust is to get the Waiting Lists down but thankfully, unlike some other Trusts, <\/span>they will not need to use private hospitals<\/b>, which are more expensive and overall counterproductive.<\/span><\/p>\n

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STILL NO JUSTICE FOR JUNIOR DOCTORS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n
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Last week, with heavy hearts, Junior Doctors took strike action for the third time, unable to see any alternative, with a Government unwilling to even discuss their justifiable claim. Some of their colleagues have completely lost hope of any justice and left the NHS to go to Australia or New Zealand where they can expect more pay for less hours.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is of course not just a strike about pay but a product of an NHS in crisis, suffering from lack of staff, resources and beds due to underinvestment or investment in the wrong hands \u2013 i.e. the private sector. <\/span><\/p>\n

The money is there if you have the political will, as we saw during Covid with vast sums being found very quickly for PPE, Track & Trace and even now to pay for overpriced private hospitals.<\/span><\/p>\n

When you look at the pay graph below it\u2019s not surprising that morale is so low among junior doctors and consultants, who are also being balloted on industrial action. <\/span><\/p>\n\n

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COVID INQUIRY – THE VOICES OF THE BEREAVED FAMILIES MUST BE HEARD!<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Around 100 bereaved families travelled to London on the first day of the Covid 19 Inquiry to make their presence felt. The Covid 19 Bereaved Families for Justice, who have campaigned tirelessly for an Inquiry, are very concerned that the families are being side-lined, with <\/span>none of them even being called as witnesses<\/b> in the first stage.<\/span><\/p>\n

Determined to have their voices heard they stood outside the Inquiry dressed in red with photos of their loved ones whilst a mobile billboard played their stories.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/b>“Today we made clear that there will be no silencing of the bereaved when it comes to this Inquiry and we will do whatever it takes to make sure the voices of our loved ones are at the heart of this process. If the Inquiry won\u2019t call our members as witnesses to share their testimony in the courtroom, we\u2019ll be there standing outside with a megaphone”.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

There is a very moving story in ‘the Independent’ from Jo Goodman, co-founder of ‘Covid 19 Bereaved Families for Justice<\/a>‘<\/span><\/p>\n

The truth about how the Government failed their loved ones must be very hard to hear, but at least it may now be out in the open.<\/span><\/p>\n

They are asking for donations, no matter how small<\/b> to ensure that bereaved families are able to bring their voices to every stage of the inquiry. Link is here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Tony O Sullivan, Co \u2013 Chair of Keep Our NHS Public, which had its own \u2018Peoples Covid Inquiry\u2019 w<\/span>as also present and has written an interesting assessment.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can read it <\/span>here<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\u2018PALANTIR\u2019 \u2013 GRAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF OUR <\/b>PERSONAL INFORMATION<\/b><\/h2>\n\n
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It has just been revealed that US based multinational Company \u2018<\/span>Palantir<\/span><\/i>\u2019 has been awarded a \u00a325 million contract to work on a massive NHS data project \u2013 called the \u2018Federated Data Platform\u2019 (FDP). <\/span>The <\/span>FDP will be the largest single point of access to NHS patient data this country has ever seen.<\/span> The final contract is worth a whopping \u00a3480 million and gives the company a huge advantage against any rival.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Research from YouGov, nearly half of English adults who haven\u2019t yet opted out of NHS data-sharing said they would be likely to do so if the FDP was introduced and run by a private company. This would mean an additional 20 million patients removing consent.<\/span><\/p>\n

Palantir\u2019s secretive nature and close links with the CIA make it clearly unsuitable to have access to our confidential data. Furthermore until 2019, when they were given NHS contracts by the Government, they had no involvement in health care.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr David Wrigley, digital lead of BMA\u2019s GP committee, said: <\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018The crux of the doctor-patient relationship is trust, and while GPs are supportive of safe and consensual uses of patient data \u2013 such as for direct care and legitimate research purposes \u2013 we want to see it done in a way that won\u2019t damage the confidence that patients have in the profession, and the care they receive.’<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Data Campaigners <\/span>Foxglove<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>Doctors Association UK<\/span><\/i> have recently sent a report to every MP outlining the risks of Palantir being involved in any way in this massive data platform. You can read more about this and their concerns <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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NHS 75<\/b>TH<\/b> RALLY \u2013 WE NEED A FULLY PUBLIC NHS<\/b><\/h2>\n

KEEP OUR NHS PUBLIC<\/span><\/i> will mark the NHS 75th Anniversary with a call to return to it\u2019s founding principles of a fully funded publicly provided NHS, free for all. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Online Rally is on Weds 5<\/span>th<\/span> July from 6.30 -8.00pm and has some really good speakers<\/span><\/p>\n

More details and how to register h<\/a><\/span>ere<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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HEALTH CAMPAIGNS TOGETHER \u2013 SPECIAL NHS 75 \u2013 WELL WORTH A READ<\/b><\/h2>\n

This special issue is packed full of great stories, useful statistics and analysis. Some of the stories well worth a read are; the binning of the \u201840 new hospitals\u2019 pledge; Mental Health \u2013 still the Poor Relation; Migrant Workers, a key to NHS Survival and the Vision for the NHS.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can read it <\/span>here <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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