NHS - Shrewsbury Labour

Our NHS – or is it?

Politicians are on the hook over the National Health Service, and campaigners need to keep them there. That was the message from Dr John Lister to a packed public meeting in Shrewsbury on the the NHS and how to defend it. Dr Lister, an academic, author and expert on the NHS,…

A Letter in Objection to the Princess Royal A&E Closure

Labour-led Telford and Wrekin Council took the decision to submit an objection to the proposed closure of the Accident and Emergency unit at the Princess Royal Hospital. Our CLP Secretary, Catriona Graham, contacted the chair of the Independent Reconfiguration Panel to highlight our common concerns. The full letter is posted…

Kate Halliday : Why I’m standing for election

We are happy to announce the selection of Kate Halliday as our candidate in the forthcoming Belle Vue by-election. Kate is an experienced campaigner with over twenty years experience as a Social Worker, Chair of our Central Branch, former National Conference delegate and has been prominent in supporting our local…

Our Local Health Service Is In Crisis

Our health services in Shropshire are hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons. With our two local hospitals being criticized by inspectors, A&E services ranked 130 out of 131 in the country and maternity services under investigation it’s fair to say that there is a crisis. Local health bosses have…

Press Release on the Reply to our Twenty Questions on Future Fit

Following on receiving a reply from the two Shropshire Clinical Commissiining Groups, we are now in a position to critique the response. Here is our Press Release to the Shropshire Star dated July 13th. It’s taken 4 weeks for the 6 Labour Constituency Parties from Shropshire and Montgomeryshire to get…

Response to our Twenty Questions on Future Fit: Part II

Last month a joint letter from the six CLPs effected by the Future Fit Consultation was sent out to Dr Simon Freeman, Accountable Officer, Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group and David Evans, Chief Officer, Telford and Wrekin CCG with twenty questions highlighting our concerns with the proposals. Just under a month later, we have received a…

Response to our Twenty Questions on Future Fit

Letter to the Shropshire Star on FutureFit

Dear Sir or Madam, I took a sharp intake of breath when I read the article in the Shropshire Star 8/6/18 entitled, ‘Health boss praise over ‘brave’ call’. The article featured the Future Fit consultation and various defensive comments made by Dr. Povey, Chair of Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group (SCCC).…

More people should use private health insurance, says Shrewsbury MP

Tory MP Daniel Kawczynski wants tax breaks to encourage people to ditch the NHS in favour of private healthcare. In a written parliamentary question Daniel Kawczynski last week asked Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond whether the Treasury would “take steps to encourage the uptake of private health insurance to relieve…

Threatened Closure of Shropshire A&E services raised at Labour Party Conference

Kate Halliday, Shrewsbury & Atcham Constituency Labour Party’s delegate to annual conference in Brighton has called for an end to NHS cuts and privatisation. Speaking at the conference, long-time Shrewsbury resident and activist Kate said: “Shrewsbury and Atcham Constituency Labour Party are against the ongoing cuts in funding and privatisation…

Shrewsbury Labour backs call to reinstate NHS

Shrewsbury Labour is calling for the full restoration the National Health Service and reversal of the privatisation introduced by the Tory government. Shrewsbury’s delegates to Labour conference will support a motion calling for the next Labour manifesto to include a promise to bring back our fully-funded, publicly provided, comprehensive NHS…

NHS information

A series of videos about the National and Local destruction of our NHS, as we know it. Please support the NHS reinstatement Bill. The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have put the NHS in crisis, by voting through the Health and Social Care Act of 2012 Labour Manifesto- NHS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUGAcyX_TPU https://www.facebook.com/185180654855189/videos/1577119278994646/…