Breaking News

Health campaigners today called on the NHS to kick the management consultancy habit and end the addiction to the use of external management advisers who are bleeding £350 million a year away from the patient care budget ...

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Hands off SLaM

Unison's response to proposals to move AL3 from the Maudlsey hospital site, press releases, background ...

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Proposed closure of Gresham 1 ward at the Bethlem

Proposals are currently out to consultation which would result in the closure of the current services at Gresham 1 ward at the Bethlem Hospital with the loss of at least 9 much-needed, acute adult mental health admission beds ...

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Pressure group in defence of the NHS

Founded in the autumn of 1983, London Health Emergency is the country's biggest and longest-running pressure group in defence of the NHS.

With over 150 trade union bodies, campaigns and community organisations affiliated at local, regional and national level, and many more subscribers, LHE issues a tabloid newspaper Health Emergency which has a print run of 7,000 and a distribution reaching many parts of England, Scotland and Wales. Health Emergency carries news and comment on the full range of health service policy issues, with a special focus on acute hospital services, mental health services, care of the elderly, and the impact of the government's marketising reforms.

LHE continues to act as a vocal defender of health services in London and across the country. Our Breaking News service carries updates and flags up issues of concern to journalists as well as health activists.

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Clarification

London Health Emergency was set up by the GLC in 1983, but has received no funding from local government since 1998. It is not linked with any political party or group.

To continue to resource our campaign work we need affiliations and donations from individuals and organisations who support our policies in fighting privatisation and market reforms in the NHS.

Click here to affiliate to LHE or to subscribe to Health Emergency

Keep Our NHS Public

A campaign involving consultants, academics, MPs, trade unions, pensioners groups and campaigners was launched in autumn 2005 to challenge the government's accelerating drive towards privatisation of the NHS.

London Health Emergency, alongside the NHS Support Federation, was actively involved in the launch of this campaign which has endorsement from prominent individuals and trade union organisations and is gathering momentum daily.

For more details, and to register your support online, check out the campaign's website www.keepournhspublic.com