{"id":3160,"date":"2024-07-24T20:00:36","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T20:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ealingsaveournhs.org.uk\/?p=3160"},"modified":"2024-07-24T20:00:37","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T20:00:37","slug":"goodbye-tories-hello-labour-whats-in-store-for-the-nhs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ealingsaveournhs.org.uk\/?p=3160","title":{"rendered":"Goodbye Tories – Hello Labour – What’s in Store for the NHS?"},"content":{"rendered":"

We now have a new Government and although Ealing Save Our NHS is not party political, its fair to say that none of us had any time for the Tory Government\u2019s policies of the last 14 years \u2013 policies of cuts, privatisation, exploitation of staff and cronyism. So their departure is very welcome!<\/span><\/p>\n

ESON and other campaigners have certainly played their part in highlighting the facts, exposing what was happening in the NHS and ensuring it was the top issue on voters\u2019 agenda.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Labour began its first day of office on the <\/span>76<\/b>th<\/b> Birthday of our NHS.\u00a0 <\/b>It has made a commitment to \u2018fix\u2019 the NHS<\/span> and there were some <\/span>welcome things in the Manifesto<\/b> like recruiting more midwives and mental health staff, more GP appointments, addressing the growing waiting lists and restoring NHS dentistry.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But there are also some serious concerns amongst campaigners, including the lack of commitment to increase funding, an over reliance on the private sector to fix things, and no concrete policies at all on Social Care.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Secretary of State for Health, Wes Streeting, has asked Lord Darzi (NHS Surgeon and former Labour Minister)\u00a0 to carry out an independent review of NHS performance.\u00a0 He is also talking to the BMA and other unions, which is an improvement on his predecessors.<\/span><\/p>\n

Clearly time will tell, but ESON and other campaign groups will keep campaigning for the NHS we want and need. It’s<\/span>\u00a0well worth reading John Lister in the Lowdown <\/span>here <\/b><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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GREAT SUPPORT FOR ESON STALL AT SATURDAY\u2019S NORWOOD GREEN VILLAGE DAY:<\/b><\/h3>\n

We had a very warm welcome from the public on Saturday, with lots of people engaging in discussion and 70 more postcards signed for MPs calling on them to support \u2013 <\/span>1)<\/b> Restoration of the NHS,\u00a0 <\/span>2)<\/b> Emergency Funding for the NHS and <\/span>3)<\/b> Ending Privatisation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Local Councillors and the new Ealing Southall MP, Deidre Costigan, also visited our Stall.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A very enjoyable and worthwhile day \u2013 thanks to the Norwood Green Residents Association for inviting us.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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EALING HOSPITAL \u2013 THE NEW COMMUNITY DIAGNOSTIC CENTRE WILL OPEN IN AUGUST:<\/b><\/h3>\n

This month we met with Pippa Nightingale, the CEO of London North West Trust and Mark Titcomb, the Managing Director for Ealing & Central Middlesex Hospitals for an update on services at Ealing Hospital and in the Trust.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n