Dr Tony O’Sullivan
@drtonyosullivan.bsky.social
Co-chair Keep Our NHS Public
Retired NHS paediatrician
Retired NHS paediatrician
It is Streeting holding our NHS doctors, nurses, staff & patients - to ransom - NOT the other way round.
❗️Don’t fund investment in the NHS by suppressing NHS staff wages
❗️42% of resident doctors ending their 2yrs foundation are unable to find a job
❗️1000s of drs forced abroad
youtu.be/5pwmKpfgHA8
❗️Don’t fund investment in the NHS by suppressing NHS staff wages
❗️42% of resident doctors ending their 2yrs foundation are unable to find a job
❗️1000s of drs forced abroad
youtu.be/5pwmKpfgHA8
Why Resident Doctors are on strike
YouTube video by Keep Our NHS Public
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
It is Streeting holding our NHS doctors, nurses, staff & patients - to ransom - NOT the other way round.
❗️Don’t fund investment in the NHS by suppressing NHS staff wages
❗️42% of resident doctors ending their 2yrs foundation are unable to find a job
❗️1000s of drs forced abroad
youtu.be/5pwmKpfgHA8
❗️Don’t fund investment in the NHS by suppressing NHS staff wages
❗️42% of resident doctors ending their 2yrs foundation are unable to find a job
❗️1000s of drs forced abroad
youtu.be/5pwmKpfgHA8
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I find the glee here about making thousands of hard working NHS staff redundant - and simultaneously therefore ensuring that clinical staff's workloads are increased even further with administration tasks they didn't sign up for - both tone deaf and distasteful.
November 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I find the glee here about making thousands of hard working NHS staff redundant - and simultaneously therefore ensuring that clinical staff's workloads are increased even further with administration tasks they didn't sign up for - both tone deaf and distasteful.
Consider supporting this:
Did you know NHS health workers are being bullied, threatened, suspended and investigated by the GMC, accused of anti-semitism for expressing opposition to genocide in Palestine.
This legal defence fund is necessary to defend them.
www.crowdjustice.com/case/nhs-pal...
Did you know NHS health workers are being bullied, threatened, suspended and investigated by the GMC, accused of anti-semitism for expressing opposition to genocide in Palestine.
This legal defence fund is necessary to defend them.
www.crowdjustice.com/case/nhs-pal...
NHS Workers v Health Secretary: Stand Up For Palestine
HW4P are a grassroots organization who advocate for health workers in Palestine and the right of the Palestinian people to an independent sovereign decolonised healthcare system
www.crowdjustice.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Consider supporting this:
Did you know NHS health workers are being bullied, threatened, suspended and investigated by the GMC, accused of anti-semitism for expressing opposition to genocide in Palestine.
This legal defence fund is necessary to defend them.
www.crowdjustice.com/case/nhs-pal...
Did you know NHS health workers are being bullied, threatened, suspended and investigated by the GMC, accused of anti-semitism for expressing opposition to genocide in Palestine.
This legal defence fund is necessary to defend them.
www.crowdjustice.com/case/nhs-pal...
Please sign and share this petition calling for full access to Covid vaccine. My GO isn’t offering it and sends people to the local pharmacy - who are also NOT OFFERING it. The updated one with best immunological effect is needed but it’s only available for £100 privately!
c.org/MjDDfJBmtV
c.org/MjDDfJBmtV
We Can Make an Impact.
Make COVID vaccine universally available in the UK - free of charge.
c.org
October 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Please sign and share this petition calling for full access to Covid vaccine. My GO isn’t offering it and sends people to the local pharmacy - who are also NOT OFFERING it. The updated one with best immunological effect is needed but it’s only available for £100 privately!
c.org/MjDDfJBmtV
c.org/MjDDfJBmtV
Please sign and share - one act in protest at the criminal PPE actions of government and individuals exploiting the Covid pandemic.
c.org/hZpZrQkFpJ
c.org/hZpZrQkFpJ
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
Strip Michelle Mone of her peerage
c.org
October 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Please sign and share - one act in protest at the criminal PPE actions of government and individuals exploiting the Covid pandemic.
c.org/hZpZrQkFpJ
c.org/hZpZrQkFpJ
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Millions of surgical gowns from PPE Medpro were not just unusable; a court heard they could seriously harm or kill patients.
Michelle Mone approached the Cabinet Office for the £122m deal.
Why has the Government not removed her OBE?
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Michelle Mone approached the Cabinet Office for the £122m deal.
Why has the Government not removed her OBE?
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Michelle Mone 'should be stripped of OBE', Covid bereaved families say
A group representing 7,000 Covid bereaved families said it was a 'disgrace' the Scottish lingerie tycoon Michelle Mone still held the gong and called on government to act
www.mirror.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Millions of surgical gowns from PPE Medpro were not just unusable; a court heard they could seriously harm or kill patients.
Michelle Mone approached the Cabinet Office for the £122m deal.
Why has the Government not removed her OBE?
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Michelle Mone approached the Cabinet Office for the £122m deal.
Why has the Government not removed her OBE?
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Our latest contribution to @publicsectorfocus.bsky.social - out now! 👀
Read how Health Secretary Streeting's plans to expand private provision in the NHS undermines our health service - you won't want to miss this one!
By our Co-Chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social
👇
flickread.com/edition/html...
Read how Health Secretary Streeting's plans to expand private provision in the NHS undermines our health service - you won't want to miss this one!
By our Co-Chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social
👇
flickread.com/edition/html...
October 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Our latest contribution to @publicsectorfocus.bsky.social - out now! 👀
Read how Health Secretary Streeting's plans to expand private provision in the NHS undermines our health service - you won't want to miss this one!
By our Co-Chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social
👇
flickread.com/edition/html...
Read how Health Secretary Streeting's plans to expand private provision in the NHS undermines our health service - you won't want to miss this one!
By our Co-Chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social
👇
flickread.com/edition/html...
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🧵 | Today we’ve released data showing a 55% increase in calls to our advice line from members experiencing racism at work since 2022. We now receive on average three calls a day on this topic.
This is beyond unacceptable. (1/2)
This is beyond unacceptable. (1/2)
October 27, 2025 at 10:23 AM
🧵 | Today we’ve released data showing a 55% increase in calls to our advice line from members experiencing racism at work since 2022. We now receive on average three calls a day on this topic.
This is beyond unacceptable. (1/2)
This is beyond unacceptable. (1/2)
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How should trade unions respond to the 10 Year Plan?
Dr Steve Watkins' analysis shines a light on economic solutions that have been neglected for decades, but could now prove a crucial life raft for the NHS.
Read his paper here 👇
drs-in.unitetheunion.org/policies/the...
Dr Steve Watkins' analysis shines a light on economic solutions that have been neglected for decades, but could now prove a crucial life raft for the NHS.
Read his paper here 👇
drs-in.unitetheunion.org/policies/the...
Doctors in Unite
Standing up for doctors. Fighting for the NHS.
drs-in.unitetheunion.org
October 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
How should trade unions respond to the 10 Year Plan?
Dr Steve Watkins' analysis shines a light on economic solutions that have been neglected for decades, but could now prove a crucial life raft for the NHS.
Read his paper here 👇
drs-in.unitetheunion.org/policies/the...
Dr Steve Watkins' analysis shines a light on economic solutions that have been neglected for decades, but could now prove a crucial life raft for the NHS.
Read his paper here 👇
drs-in.unitetheunion.org/policies/the...
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Tired of the toxic anti-migrant rhetoric dominating politics?
Know our NHS wouldn’t survive without migrants?
Then join us, with @zackpolanski.bsky.social , @zarahsultana.bsky.social & many others to stand up for compassion and truth.
REGISTER: bit.ly/MigrantsNotT...
Know our NHS wouldn’t survive without migrants?
Then join us, with @zackpolanski.bsky.social , @zarahsultana.bsky.social & many others to stand up for compassion and truth.
REGISTER: bit.ly/MigrantsNotT...
October 24, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Tired of the toxic anti-migrant rhetoric dominating politics?
Know our NHS wouldn’t survive without migrants?
Then join us, with @zackpolanski.bsky.social , @zarahsultana.bsky.social & many others to stand up for compassion and truth.
REGISTER: bit.ly/MigrantsNotT...
Know our NHS wouldn’t survive without migrants?
Then join us, with @zackpolanski.bsky.social , @zarahsultana.bsky.social & many others to stand up for compassion and truth.
REGISTER: bit.ly/MigrantsNotT...
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Our Co-Chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social writes for @left-foot-forward.bsky.social :
"Govt now increasingly do not deny privatisation but welcome it as the way forward in which ‘the NHS’ would be redefined as a label for the ‘ecosystem’ of healthcare."
👇👇
leftfootforward.org/2025/09/priv...
"Govt now increasingly do not deny privatisation but welcome it as the way forward in which ‘the NHS’ would be redefined as a label for the ‘ecosystem’ of healthcare."
👇👇
leftfootforward.org/2025/09/priv...
Privatisation hurts patients, staff and the NHS – Labour must end it
For as long as the Government fails to deliver on its NHS promises, Labour’s days are numbered.
leftfootforward.org
October 1, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Our Co-Chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social writes for @left-foot-forward.bsky.social :
"Govt now increasingly do not deny privatisation but welcome it as the way forward in which ‘the NHS’ would be redefined as a label for the ‘ecosystem’ of healthcare."
👇👇
leftfootforward.org/2025/09/priv...
"Govt now increasingly do not deny privatisation but welcome it as the way forward in which ‘the NHS’ would be redefined as a label for the ‘ecosystem’ of healthcare."
👇👇
leftfootforward.org/2025/09/priv...
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Our Co-Chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social spoke to @voiceofislamuk.bsky.social yesterday about the govt's plans for reform of the NHS and the need to safeguard the model:
"We know from the evidence that it's the cheapest, safest, most cost effective health system..."
"We know from the evidence that it's the cheapest, safest, most cost effective health system..."
October 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Our Co-Chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social spoke to @voiceofislamuk.bsky.social yesterday about the govt's plans for reform of the NHS and the need to safeguard the model:
"We know from the evidence that it's the cheapest, safest, most cost effective health system..."
"We know from the evidence that it's the cheapest, safest, most cost effective health system..."
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Health and care workers died as a result of these con artists trying to make a fast buck.
Anything less than prison time is insufficient.
news.sky.com/story/firm-l...
Anything less than prison time is insufficient.
news.sky.com/story/firm-l...
Firm linked to Tory peer Michelle Mone breached £122m PPE contract, judge rules
A company linked to Tory peer Baroness Michelle Mone breached a government contract of nearly £122m to supply surgical gowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, the High Court has ruled.
news.sky.com
October 1, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Health and care workers died as a result of these con artists trying to make a fast buck.
Anything less than prison time is insufficient.
news.sky.com/story/firm-l...
Anything less than prison time is insufficient.
news.sky.com/story/firm-l...
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As Keir Starmer purges the left and dances to Nigel Farage’s xenophobic tune, I look at how Labour's mounting failures created an opening for @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social @zarahsultana.bsky.social to found a new left-wing party. Check out my latest for @thenation.com
Labour Has Only Itself to Blame for the UK’s New Left-Wing Party
Starmer’s rightward turn and austerity agenda fracture Labour, as Corbyn and Sultana rally disillusioned voters behind a new left alternative.
www.thenation.com
September 16, 2025 at 5:18 PM
As Keir Starmer purges the left and dances to Nigel Farage’s xenophobic tune, I look at how Labour's mounting failures created an opening for @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social @zarahsultana.bsky.social to found a new left-wing party. Check out my latest for @thenation.com
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Our Co-Chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social said of Streeting's focus on private health sector spending:
“That switch towards the private sector is a real death blow to the NHS if it carries on."
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
“That switch towards the private sector is a real death blow to the NHS if it carries on."
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
Labour Has Only Itself to Blame for the UK’s New Left-Wing Party
Starmer’s rightward turn and austerity agenda fracture Labour, as Corbyn and Sultana rally disillusioned voters behind a new left alternative.
www.thenation.com
September 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Our Co-Chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social said of Streeting's focus on private health sector spending:
“That switch towards the private sector is a real death blow to the NHS if it carries on."
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
“That switch towards the private sector is a real death blow to the NHS if it carries on."
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
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Our Co-Chair @drjohnpuntis.bsky.social writes:
"Trump is still a danger to the NHS, but so are politicians who continue to welcome contracts with US companies apparently without considering the risks and consequences of total dependency in the years to come."
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/trum...
"Trump is still a danger to the NHS, but so are politicians who continue to welcome contracts with US companies apparently without considering the risks and consequences of total dependency in the years to come."
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/trum...
Trump is not the only threat to our NHS
PRESIDENT Donald Trump is neither known for his clarity of thinking nor consistency of messaging.In discussing trade negotiations in 2019 he said: “When you’re dealing in trade, everything is on the t...
morningstaronline.co.uk
September 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Our Co-Chair @drjohnpuntis.bsky.social writes:
"Trump is still a danger to the NHS, but so are politicians who continue to welcome contracts with US companies apparently without considering the risks and consequences of total dependency in the years to come."
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/trum...
"Trump is still a danger to the NHS, but so are politicians who continue to welcome contracts with US companies apparently without considering the risks and consequences of total dependency in the years to come."
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/trum...
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The NHS isn't an 'ecosystem' to be divvied up between private interests. It's OUR service & must remain THE NHS providing healthcare for all.
We won't let Alan Milburn, Streeting & this govt downgrade our NHS to just 1 provider amongst private companies.
Watch 👇👇👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWUj...
We won't let Alan Milburn, Streeting & this govt downgrade our NHS to just 1 provider amongst private companies.
Watch 👇👇👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWUj...
The NHS isn't an 'ecosystem' - it's a public health service
YouTube video by Keep Our NHS Public
www.youtube.com
September 9, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The NHS isn't an 'ecosystem' to be divvied up between private interests. It's OUR service & must remain THE NHS providing healthcare for all.
We won't let Alan Milburn, Streeting & this govt downgrade our NHS to just 1 provider amongst private companies.
Watch 👇👇👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWUj...
We won't let Alan Milburn, Streeting & this govt downgrade our NHS to just 1 provider amongst private companies.
Watch 👇👇👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWUj...
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Outsourcing any aspect of healthcare to the private sector, instead of properly resourcing the NHS, ultimately harms the NHS and us by extension.
Our Co-Chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social said:
"This travesty should be replaced by investment in NHS beds and importantly NHS community mental health services able to care safely for mentally ill people.”
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/over...
"This travesty should be replaced by investment in NHS beds and importantly NHS community mental health services able to care safely for mentally ill people.”
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/over...
Over one in four mental health beds are outsourced, research finds
CAMPAIGNERS demanded the government invest in NHS mental health beds yesterday after new analysis revealed that more than a quarter are outsourced.NHS trusts reported almost 18,000 available mental he...
morningstaronline.co.uk
August 29, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Outsourcing any aspect of healthcare to the private sector, instead of properly resourcing the NHS, ultimately harms the NHS and us by extension.
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We were proud to take part in @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social
campaign recently to support the right to peaceful protest - something we know more than a little about!
Our own Dr @helensalisbury.bsky.social - a working GP & experienced campaigner, posed.
Read more: www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/protest...
campaign recently to support the right to peaceful protest - something we know more than a little about!
Our own Dr @helensalisbury.bsky.social - a working GP & experienced campaigner, posed.
Read more: www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/protest...
August 20, 2025 at 11:41 AM
We were proud to take part in @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social
campaign recently to support the right to peaceful protest - something we know more than a little about!
Our own Dr @helensalisbury.bsky.social - a working GP & experienced campaigner, posed.
Read more: www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/protest...
campaign recently to support the right to peaceful protest - something we know more than a little about!
Our own Dr @helensalisbury.bsky.social - a working GP & experienced campaigner, posed.
Read more: www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/protest...
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Our Press officer, @samanthajwathen.bsky.social writes about the link between underfunding/neglect of our NHS, and the very worrying trend of escalating violence towards NHS staff.
Hardworking staff should not be bearing the brunt for politicians mishandling.
keepournhspublic.com/violence-on-...
Hardworking staff should not be bearing the brunt for politicians mishandling.
keepournhspublic.com/violence-on-...
Violence on the Frontline: The Hidden Cost of NHS Underfunding
Samantha Wathan, Press Officer, Keep Our NHS Public
‘None of us feel safe’ - Those words, from an A&E nurse speaking to the Guardian this summer, sum up an escalating crisis across our health s...
keepournhspublic.com
August 21, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Our Press officer, @samanthajwathen.bsky.social writes about the link between underfunding/neglect of our NHS, and the very worrying trend of escalating violence towards NHS staff.
Hardworking staff should not be bearing the brunt for politicians mishandling.
keepournhspublic.com/violence-on-...
Hardworking staff should not be bearing the brunt for politicians mishandling.
keepournhspublic.com/violence-on-...
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We absolutely CANNOT return to a system like PFI where private companies profit from the taxpayer at a cost of £billions in interest, often while providing poor service and poor value for money.
Repost if you agree 👊
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Repost if you agree 👊
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Past mistakes must be avoided’: anxiety as Labour eyes public-private funding for NHS
Decision on neighbourhood health centres expected in autumn but approach divides policy experts
www.theguardian.com
August 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
We absolutely CANNOT return to a system like PFI where private companies profit from the taxpayer at a cost of £billions in interest, often while providing poor service and poor value for money.
Repost if you agree 👊
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Repost if you agree 👊
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Our Co-Chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social said:
"Streeting’s commitment to private sector partnership runs through the 10yr Health Plan like a stick of rock. Protests against drug co's exploiting the NHS must be loud to stop govt caving to Trump & big pharma"
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/stre...
"Streeting’s commitment to private sector partnership runs through the 10yr Health Plan like a stick of rock. Protests against drug co's exploiting the NHS must be loud to stop govt caving to Trump & big pharma"
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/stre...
Streeting vows not to let drug firms ‘rip off’ taxpayers after pricing row
HEALTH secretary Wes Streeting has vowed not to let pharmaceutical companies “rip off” British taxpayers after talks with firms over drug pricing ended without resolution.Discussions between Mr Street...
morningstaronline.co.uk
August 26, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Our Co-Chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social said:
"Streeting’s commitment to private sector partnership runs through the 10yr Health Plan like a stick of rock. Protests against drug co's exploiting the NHS must be loud to stop govt caving to Trump & big pharma"
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/stre...
"Streeting’s commitment to private sector partnership runs through the 10yr Health Plan like a stick of rock. Protests against drug co's exploiting the NHS must be loud to stop govt caving to Trump & big pharma"
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/stre...
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Our Co-Chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social writes for
@publicsectorfocus.bsky.social about the implications of govt's 10 Year Plan for Health.
"It promotes an experimental transformation, promoting private sector interests..."
Read the full piece here: flickread.com/edition/html...
@publicsectorfocus.bsky.social about the implications of govt's 10 Year Plan for Health.
"It promotes an experimental transformation, promoting private sector interests..."
Read the full piece here: flickread.com/edition/html...
August 28, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Our Co-Chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social writes for
@publicsectorfocus.bsky.social about the implications of govt's 10 Year Plan for Health.
"It promotes an experimental transformation, promoting private sector interests..."
Read the full piece here: flickread.com/edition/html...
@publicsectorfocus.bsky.social about the implications of govt's 10 Year Plan for Health.
"It promotes an experimental transformation, promoting private sector interests..."
Read the full piece here: flickread.com/edition/html...
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Our Co-Chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social said:
"This travesty should be replaced by investment in NHS beds and importantly NHS community mental health services able to care safely for mentally ill people.”
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/over...
"This travesty should be replaced by investment in NHS beds and importantly NHS community mental health services able to care safely for mentally ill people.”
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/over...
Over one in four mental health beds are outsourced, research finds
CAMPAIGNERS demanded the government invest in NHS mental health beds yesterday after new analysis revealed that more than a quarter are outsourced.NHS trusts reported almost 18,000 available mental he...
morningstaronline.co.uk
August 29, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Our Co-Chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social said:
"This travesty should be replaced by investment in NHS beds and importantly NHS community mental health services able to care safely for mentally ill people.”
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/over...
"This travesty should be replaced by investment in NHS beds and importantly NHS community mental health services able to care safely for mentally ill people.”
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/over...
Reposted by Dr Tony O’Sullivan
For far too long now, patients have been left waiting hours for help that should arrive in minutes.
Too many have died at home, or in ambulances stuck outside overwhelmed hospitals.
The human cost and trauma for all concerned are devastating.
Fund our NHS.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Too many have died at home, or in ambulances stuck outside overwhelmed hospitals.
The human cost and trauma for all concerned are devastating.
Fund our NHS.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
NHS data reveals A&E ‘Uber ambulance crisis’ in England, say Lib Dems
Party says figures highlight growing loss of faith in ability of services to be there for people when needed
www.theguardian.com
August 19, 2025 at 12:28 PM
For far too long now, patients have been left waiting hours for help that should arrive in minutes.
Too many have died at home, or in ambulances stuck outside overwhelmed hospitals.
The human cost and trauma for all concerned are devastating.
Fund our NHS.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Too many have died at home, or in ambulances stuck outside overwhelmed hospitals.
The human cost and trauma for all concerned are devastating.
Fund our NHS.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...