Leeds Keep Our NHS Public
@leedskonp.eurosky.social
Leeds Keep Our NHS Public was set up in 2011. We campaign in Leeds with health professionals and patients concerned that the NHS is being fragmented and privatised
Join us https://leedskeepournhspublic.wordpress.com
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Former bond trader, Vince Gomez of
@99organisation.bsky.social writes that the idea we can't afford the NHS is a myth; money can be found.
Hear him speak in depth about this at our conference in London on 31st Oct. Get your tickets now, selling fast. Next post 👇
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
@99organisation.bsky.social writes that the idea we can't afford the NHS is a myth; money can be found.
Hear him speak in depth about this at our conference in London on 31st Oct. Get your tickets now, selling fast. Next post 👇
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Beware rightwing economic myths such as ‘maxing out the nation’s credit card’ | Letters
Letters: Readers respond to an article in which Larry Elliott argues that Andy Burnham must challenge neoliberal nostrums
www.theguardian.com
October 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Former bond trader, Vince Gomez of
@99organisation.bsky.social writes that the idea we can't afford the NHS is a myth; money can be found.
Hear him speak in depth about this at our conference in London on 31st Oct. Get your tickets now, selling fast. Next post 👇
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
@99organisation.bsky.social writes that the idea we can't afford the NHS is a myth; money can be found.
Hear him speak in depth about this at our conference in London on 31st Oct. Get your tickets now, selling fast. Next post 👇
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Kirsty has the qualifications to be a nurse. Newcastle has empty lecture halls and hospitals that need staff. HM Treasury capped funded training places at 180, then cut it to 165. She was locked out not by ability but by a political choice dressed up as financial constraint. Read her story.
#MMT
#MMT
Kirsty's Story
Kirsty, 29, from Newcastle upon Tyne North in the North East, wanted to train as a nurse to serve her community's healthcare needs. Despite having the qualifications and determination, she found herself blocked by a system that caps training places below demand. Health Education England's budget constraints, imposed by HM Treasury, treat public investment in healthcare training as a cost to minimize rather than the foundation of patient care. The North East has qualified candidates ready to train and hospitals that need staff, but Westminster's spending limits create artificial scarcity where none should exist. This episode examines how Treasury decisions that treat the government as though it could run out of pounds directly impact individual lives and community health outcomes. Disclosure: This story represents broader systemic issues affecting healthcare training across the UK.
blockedbritain.co.uk
October 7, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Kirsty has the qualifications to be a nurse. Newcastle has empty lecture halls and hospitals that need staff. HM Treasury capped funded training places at 180, then cut it to 165. She was locked out not by ability but by a political choice dressed up as financial constraint. Read her story.
#MMT
#MMT
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Strong turnout on the picket line for the first day of the strike at Leeds Teaching Hospitals this morning 👏
But we can do better. Join us on Friday morning at LGI, and let's send a clear message to trust bosses that this needs sorting.
More info 👉 unsn.uk/LTHmegapicket
But we can do better. Join us on Friday morning at LGI, and let's send a clear message to trust bosses that this needs sorting.
More info 👉 unsn.uk/LTHmegapicket
October 7, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Strong turnout on the picket line for the first day of the strike at Leeds Teaching Hospitals this morning 👏
But we can do better. Join us on Friday morning at LGI, and let's send a clear message to trust bosses that this needs sorting.
More info 👉 unsn.uk/LTHmegapicket
But we can do better. Join us on Friday morning at LGI, and let's send a clear message to trust bosses that this needs sorting.
More info 👉 unsn.uk/LTHmegapicket
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Tomorrow, theatre assistants in Leeds return to the picket line as they begin an indefinite strike in their campaign to be paid properly for clinical tasks they perform.
Please show support if you can! 🙌
Please show support if you can! 🙌
October 6, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Tomorrow, theatre assistants in Leeds return to the picket line as they begin an indefinite strike in their campaign to be paid properly for clinical tasks they perform.
Please show support if you can! 🙌
Please show support if you can! 🙌
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It’s excellent that the Greens are doing this. Unsurprisingly it’s had almost zero coverage in the media outlets (who also do a shockingly poor job of telling everyone about NHS privatisation).
Link to article: leftfootforward.org/2026/10/gree...
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Link to article: leftfootforward.org/2026/10/gree...
jujuliagrace.substack.com
October 6, 2026 at 7:32 AM
It’s excellent that the Greens are doing this. Unsurprisingly it’s had almost zero coverage in the media outlets (who also do a shockingly poor job of telling everyone about NHS privatisation).
Link to article: leftfootforward.org/2026/10/gree...
jujuliagrace.substack.com
Link to article: leftfootforward.org/2026/10/gree...
jujuliagrace.substack.com
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Tree Shadows on the Park Wall, Roundhay Park, Leeds https://www.wikiart.org/en/john-atkinson-grimshaw/tree-shadows-on-the-park-wall-roundhay-park-leeds
October 5, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Tree Shadows on the Park Wall, Roundhay Park, Leeds https://www.wikiart.org/en/john-atkinson-grimshaw/tree-shadows-on-the-park-wall-roundhay-park-leeds
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The Jarrow Crusade, in which 200 unemployed men marched to London calling for government intervention to restore jobs, began on this day 1936. Unsuccessful at the time, but helped to shape postwar attitudes to employment and social justice.
October 5, 2026 at 7:12 AM
The Jarrow Crusade, in which 200 unemployed men marched to London calling for government intervention to restore jobs, began on this day 1936. Unsuccessful at the time, but helped to shape postwar attitudes to employment and social justice.
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The road winds through the moor beneath a golden sky,
Where rain and sunlight meet as storms drift by.
Dark clouds gather, yet the evening burns bright,
And the wet road glimmers in the jewelled light.
Where rain and sunlight meet as storms drift by.
Dark clouds gather, yet the evening burns bright,
And the wet road glimmers in the jewelled light.
October 4, 2026 at 6:33 PM
The road winds through the moor beneath a golden sky,
Where rain and sunlight meet as storms drift by.
Dark clouds gather, yet the evening burns bright,
And the wet road glimmers in the jewelled light.
Where rain and sunlight meet as storms drift by.
Dark clouds gather, yet the evening burns bright,
And the wet road glimmers in the jewelled light.
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#ThursdayThrowback to #AutumnColours at #ThorpePerrow last Saturday. Dreamy! ♥️🍁🍂 Lovely acers and more in bright shades of gold, orange and red, a joy to see. #vitaminN #Yorkshire
October 1, 2026 at 6:35 AM
#ThursdayThrowback to #AutumnColours at #ThorpePerrow last Saturday. Dreamy! ♥️🍁🍂 Lovely acers and more in bright shades of gold, orange and red, a joy to see. #vitaminN #Yorkshire
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The Green Party has a new health policy
Green Party conference votes for new health policy to safeguard the NHS "against undue commercial influence"
Adrian Ramsay MP said: "Every major decision should ask: will this improve people’s health and reduce health inequalities?”
leftfootforward.org
October 3, 2026 at 12:53 PM
The Green Party has a new health policy
Still relevant today
October 3, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Still relevant today
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More than 20 NHS trusts in England have stopped using Palantir’s waiting list tools, according to FT analysis that casts doubt on widely cited claims about the success of the controversial data project led by the US software giant. as.ft.com/r/6c8844ae-e...
Over 20 NHS trusts have ditched Palantir waiting-list tools, analysis shows
FT findings prompt fresh probe by statistics regulator into health service claims over controversial data project
as.ft.com
October 3, 2026 at 7:36 AM
More than 20 NHS trusts in England have stopped using Palantir’s waiting list tools, according to FT analysis that casts doubt on widely cited claims about the success of the controversial data project led by the US software giant. as.ft.com/r/6c8844ae-e...
It's not about the triple lock vs social care. It's that a government prefers to spend money on bombs, AI or tax breaks for wealthy people and says - make do with what's left for NHS and social care
October 3, 2026 at 5:49 AM
It's not about the triple lock vs social care. It's that a government prefers to spend money on bombs, AI or tax breaks for wealthy people and says - make do with what's left for NHS and social care
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For example
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Wes Streeting's NHS plan:
Care in the community (Margaret Thatcher)
Sacking office staff (Andrew Lansley)
More IT (Matt Hancock)
Blame patients for their lifestyles (Jeremy Hunt)
More Tory distractions away from proper funding and staffing.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Care in the community (Margaret Thatcher)
Sacking office staff (Andrew Lansley)
More IT (Matt Hancock)
Blame patients for their lifestyles (Jeremy Hunt)
More Tory distractions away from proper funding and staffing.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Wes Streeting’s three-point plan could rescue the NHS. The problem is getting citizens to accept it | Sarah Boseley
A focus on digitalisation, community care and health prevention could be revolutionary. But people’s fears have not yet been allayed, says Sarah Boseley, the former health editor of the Guardian
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2026 at 8:00 AM
For example
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I sometimes wonder how much the fact that Health ministers are usually drawn from the demographic that uses the NHS the least (able bodied, white men, young-middle aged) is a factor in it's issues.
It probably plays a part in the obsession with apps and convenience over continuity and human contact.
It probably plays a part in the obsession with apps and convenience over continuity and human contact.
October 2, 2026 at 7:52 AM
I sometimes wonder how much the fact that Health ministers are usually drawn from the demographic that uses the NHS the least (able bodied, white men, young-middle aged) is a factor in it's issues.
It probably plays a part in the obsession with apps and convenience over continuity and human contact.
It probably plays a part in the obsession with apps and convenience over continuity and human contact.
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Catch our latest Not the NHS Again Podcast, ran jointly with @thedauk.bsky.social
This week focusing on migrant charges - Bevan said the NHS should be accessible to all & free at the point of need. This is a betrayal.
Go to: patientsnotpassports.co.uk for more info
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZIC...
This week focusing on migrant charges - Bevan said the NHS should be accessible to all & free at the point of need. This is a betrayal.
Go to: patientsnotpassports.co.uk for more info
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZIC...
Why are women paying thousands to give birth? | You need to know about NHS migrant charges
YouTube video by Not the NHS Again
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October 2, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Catch our latest Not the NHS Again Podcast, ran jointly with @thedauk.bsky.social
This week focusing on migrant charges - Bevan said the NHS should be accessible to all & free at the point of need. This is a betrayal.
Go to: patientsnotpassports.co.uk for more info
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZIC...
This week focusing on migrant charges - Bevan said the NHS should be accessible to all & free at the point of need. This is a betrayal.
Go to: patientsnotpassports.co.uk for more info
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZIC...
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My solidarity with everyone joining the protests this week to kick Palantir out of our NHS.
As I said in Parliament recently: from serious concerns over its handling of patient data to its human rights record, this US tech giant should have no role in our NHS.
As I said in Parliament recently: from serious concerns over its handling of patient data to its human rights record, this US tech giant should have no role in our NHS.
October 2, 2026 at 1:04 PM
My solidarity with everyone joining the protests this week to kick Palantir out of our NHS.
As I said in Parliament recently: from serious concerns over its handling of patient data to its human rights record, this US tech giant should have no role in our NHS.
As I said in Parliament recently: from serious concerns over its handling of patient data to its human rights record, this US tech giant should have no role in our NHS.
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Fingers everywhere! Wonder why?
Lobbyist for Palantir played a senior role in helping Andy Burnham become Pm, it has emerged.
Martha Dalton, whose company Lodestone worked for Palantir in 2024 & 2025, campaigned for Burnham in the Makerfield by-election
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Lobbyist for Palantir played a senior role in helping Andy Burnham become Pm, it has emerged.
Martha Dalton, whose company Lodestone worked for Palantir in 2024 & 2025, campaigned for Burnham in the Makerfield by-election
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Fingers everywhere! Wonder why?
Lobbyist for Palantir played a senior role in helping Andy Burnham become Pm, it has emerged.
Martha Dalton, whose company Lodestone worked for Palantir in 2024 & 2025, campaigned for Burnham in the Makerfield by-election
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Lobbyist for Palantir played a senior role in helping Andy Burnham become Pm, it has emerged.
Martha Dalton, whose company Lodestone worked for Palantir in 2024 & 2025, campaigned for Burnham in the Makerfield by-election
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Manchester theatre nurses to hold more strikes
Theatre nurses across four Greater Manchester hospitals are returning to the picket line over a dispute about overtime pay. #workforce #nhs #nursing #nurses #strike #manchester #healthcare #theatrenurses #hospital
www.nursingtimes.net/workforce/ma...
Theatre nurses across four Greater Manchester hospitals are returning to the picket line over a dispute about overtime pay. #workforce #nhs #nursing #nurses #strike #manchester #healthcare #theatrenurses #hospital
www.nursingtimes.net/workforce/ma...
Manchester theatre nurses to hold more strikes
Find out why operating theatre nurses at the Northern Care Alliance are going back on strike in a dispute about overtime pay.
www.nursingtimes.net
October 1, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Manchester theatre nurses to hold more strikes
Theatre nurses across four Greater Manchester hospitals are returning to the picket line over a dispute about overtime pay. #workforce #nhs #nursing #nurses #strike #manchester #healthcare #theatrenurses #hospital
www.nursingtimes.net/workforce/ma...
Theatre nurses across four Greater Manchester hospitals are returning to the picket line over a dispute about overtime pay. #workforce #nhs #nursing #nurses #strike #manchester #healthcare #theatrenurses #hospital
www.nursingtimes.net/workforce/ma...
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I visited our GP practice today, to see the appropriate specialist nurse (I have diabetes and CKD). I was listened sympathetically, prescribed new meds, and given advice and a follow-up appointment.
So this is just a simple thank you to the ghost of Aneurin Bevan, and to our wonderful, unique #NHS!
So this is just a simple thank you to the ghost of Aneurin Bevan, and to our wonderful, unique #NHS!
October 1, 2026 at 4:24 PM
I visited our GP practice today, to see the appropriate specialist nurse (I have diabetes and CKD). I was listened sympathetically, prescribed new meds, and given advice and a follow-up appointment.
So this is just a simple thank you to the ghost of Aneurin Bevan, and to our wonderful, unique #NHS!
So this is just a simple thank you to the ghost of Aneurin Bevan, and to our wonderful, unique #NHS!
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TODAY: Patients, NHS workers and campaigners are taking action against US spy-tech company Palantir at over 40 locations across England.
We're calling on every NHS trust and ICB to reject Palantir, and on the government to use the break clause and end the contract.
We're calling on every NHS trust and ICB to reject Palantir, and on the government to use the break clause and end the contract.
October 1, 2026 at 2:56 PM
TODAY: Patients, NHS workers and campaigners are taking action against US spy-tech company Palantir at over 40 locations across England.
We're calling on every NHS trust and ICB to reject Palantir, and on the government to use the break clause and end the contract.
We're calling on every NHS trust and ICB to reject Palantir, and on the government to use the break clause and end the contract.
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In Albert Square for the People vs Palantir Day of Action ✊
Our Campaigner @cameronboyle95.bsky.social drew the links between Palantir and the Hostile Environment:
Both are “hostile forces that violate the right to health, violate health and data sovereignty and facilitate state violence.”
Our Campaigner @cameronboyle95.bsky.social drew the links between Palantir and the Hostile Environment:
Both are “hostile forces that violate the right to health, violate health and data sovereignty and facilitate state violence.”
October 1, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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Royal Liverpool Hospital today 
October 1, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Royal Liverpool Hospital today 
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I asked some friends of mine to do a few lines of my poem ‘Ode To Square Chapel’ in support of my quest to help #SaveSquareChapelArts in Halifax.
Without hesitation… they all chipped in. 🙌
It’s what friends are for.
Please re-post if you enjoy! x
Without hesitation… they all chipped in. 🙌
It’s what friends are for.
Please re-post if you enjoy! x
October 1, 2026 at 10:54 AM
I asked some friends of mine to do a few lines of my poem ‘Ode To Square Chapel’ in support of my quest to help #SaveSquareChapelArts in Halifax.
Without hesitation… they all chipped in. 🙌
It’s what friends are for.
Please re-post if you enjoy! x
Without hesitation… they all chipped in. 🙌
It’s what friends are for.
Please re-post if you enjoy! x