Keep Our NHS Public
@keepournhspublic.bsky.social
We campaign for a publicly and fully funded/provided/accountable NHS, and against NHS privatisation.
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The NHS isn't an 'ecosystem' - it's a public health service
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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.
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We won't let Alan Milburn, Streeting & this govt downgrade our NHS to just 1 provider amongst private companies.
Watch 👇👇👇
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Our Co-Chair @drjohnpuntis.bsky.social said on @lbc.co.uk
"Countries abroad have better workforce planning & more Drs than us. They haven't relied on bringing people in to ensure the system continues to run. Overseas staff saves the UK money because we don't pay the cost of their training."
"Countries abroad have better workforce planning & more Drs than us. They haven't relied on bringing people in to ensure the system continues to run. Overseas staff saves the UK money because we don't pay the cost of their training."
December 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Our Co-Chair @drjohnpuntis.bsky.social said on @lbc.co.uk
"Countries abroad have better workforce planning & more Drs than us. They haven't relied on bringing people in to ensure the system continues to run. Overseas staff saves the UK money because we don't pay the cost of their training."
"Countries abroad have better workforce planning & more Drs than us. They haven't relied on bringing people in to ensure the system continues to run. Overseas staff saves the UK money because we don't pay the cost of their training."
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The new threat to the NHS from SubCos
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An NHS wholly-owned subsidiary company is a private company, set up by a NHS Foundation Trust to cut costs in response to NHS underfunding
@marisharay.bsky.social @keepournhspublic.bsky.social @helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social @ldhealthandcare.org
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An NHS wholly-owned subsidiary company is a private company, set up by a NHS Foundation Trust to cut costs in response to NHS underfunding
@marisharay.bsky.social @keepournhspublic.bsky.social @helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social @ldhealthandcare.org
Resisting SubCos
The new threat from SubCos An NHS wholly-owned subsidiary company (SubCo) is a private company, set up by a NHS Foundation Trust (FT) or an NHS Trust to which they can transfer in-house support…
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December 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The new threat to the NHS from SubCos
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An NHS wholly-owned subsidiary company is a private company, set up by a NHS Foundation Trust to cut costs in response to NHS underfunding
@marisharay.bsky.social @keepournhspublic.bsky.social @helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social @ldhealthandcare.org
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An NHS wholly-owned subsidiary company is a private company, set up by a NHS Foundation Trust to cut costs in response to NHS underfunding
@marisharay.bsky.social @keepournhspublic.bsky.social @helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social @ldhealthandcare.org
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My dad's 72, rushed into hospital with possible pneumonia. Now in a corridor and told it'll probably be the morning (c15hrs) before he'll see a doctor.
Seems therefore perfectly logical that Streeting is driving even more of them abroad 🙄.
We are the 6th richest world economy. I am so done.
Seems therefore perfectly logical that Streeting is driving even more of them abroad 🙄.
We are the 6th richest world economy. I am so done.
December 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
My dad's 72, rushed into hospital with possible pneumonia. Now in a corridor and told it'll probably be the morning (c15hrs) before he'll see a doctor.
Seems therefore perfectly logical that Streeting is driving even more of them abroad 🙄.
We are the 6th richest world economy. I am so done.
Seems therefore perfectly logical that Streeting is driving even more of them abroad 🙄.
We are the 6th richest world economy. I am so done.
Wishing you all the best of the season from all of us. Thanks for all your support in 2025, why not join us in 2026? KeepourNHSpublic.com
December 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Wishing you all the best of the season from all of us. Thanks for all your support in 2025, why not join us in 2026? KeepourNHSpublic.com
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St Helier staff ready to walk out over years of unpaid back pay insidecroydon.com/2025/12/24/s... #Sutton #NHS #Strike @keepournhspublic.bsky.social
St Helier staff ready to walk out over years of unpaid back pay
Workers at St George’s in Tooting and Epsom Hospital and St Helier in Carshalton voted 100% and 99% in favour of strike action Around 600 healthcare assistants working at three hospitals in s…
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December 24, 2025 at 10:04 AM
St Helier staff ready to walk out over years of unpaid back pay insidecroydon.com/2025/12/24/s... #Sutton #NHS #Strike @keepournhspublic.bsky.social
Our co-chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social said:
“Streeting conjured up an NHS ‘Armageddon’ to scapegoat doctors while acting blind to the perpetual crisis happening the rest of the year."
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/doct...
“Streeting conjured up an NHS ‘Armageddon’ to scapegoat doctors while acting blind to the perpetual crisis happening the rest of the year."
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/doct...
Doctors call for ‘less name-calling and more deal-making’ from Health Secretary Wes Streeting
RESIDENT doctors are keen to resume talks with the government to avoid further strikes but “must see less name-calling and more deal-making” from Health Secretary Wes Streeting, said the British Medic...
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December 24, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Our co-chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social said:
“Streeting conjured up an NHS ‘Armageddon’ to scapegoat doctors while acting blind to the perpetual crisis happening the rest of the year."
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/doct...
“Streeting conjured up an NHS ‘Armageddon’ to scapegoat doctors while acting blind to the perpetual crisis happening the rest of the year."
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/doct...
Our co-chair @drjohnpuntis.bsky.social said:
"This study is a clarion call to those in power to look hard at the evidence and think again.”
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/pati...
"This study is a clarion call to those in power to look hard at the evidence and think again.”
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/pati...
Patient survival ‘clearly linked’ to nursing numbers
A LANDMARK study into excess patient deaths across NHS hospitals has found a “very clear and consistent” link between nurse staffing and patient mortality — and that replacing them with lower-paid wor...
morningstaronline.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Our co-chair @drjohnpuntis.bsky.social said:
"This study is a clarion call to those in power to look hard at the evidence and think again.”
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/pati...
"This study is a clarion call to those in power to look hard at the evidence and think again.”
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/pati...
“Next time you can’t see your GP, you’re waiting double digit hours in A&E, or wait over a year to see a specialist, ask if secure employment for Drs sounds unreasonable. Our unemployment crisis is a public health crisis."
Vital piece by @jatinderhayre.bsky.social
metro.co.uk/2025/12/17/w...
Vital piece by @jatinderhayre.bsky.social
metro.co.uk/2025/12/17/w...
Wes Streeting puts more effort into insulting doctors than fixing the NHS
Doctors move constantly between crises, putting out one fire only to be pulled towards the next.
metro.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 11:09 AM
“Next time you can’t see your GP, you’re waiting double digit hours in A&E, or wait over a year to see a specialist, ask if secure employment for Drs sounds unreasonable. Our unemployment crisis is a public health crisis."
Vital piece by @jatinderhayre.bsky.social
metro.co.uk/2025/12/17/w...
Vital piece by @jatinderhayre.bsky.social
metro.co.uk/2025/12/17/w...
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How will A&E function if 85% of hospital activity moves to 'the community'? Why the massive reorganisation & privatisation? @sectorsocial.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
How will A&E function if 85% of hospital activity moves to 'the community'? Why the massive reorganisation & privatisation? @sectorsocial.bsky.social
We spoke to Resident Dr @andrewmeyerson.uk about why he's out on strike this week:
"It's shocking; we have the longest waiting list in history at the same time that we have historic levels of Dr unemployment. That's unacceptable; and it's why we're fighting back."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWTc...
"It's shocking; we have the longest waiting list in history at the same time that we have historic levels of Dr unemployment. That's unacceptable; and it's why we're fighting back."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWTc...
Why we're fighting back | Interview with striking Resident Doctor
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December 18, 2025 at 11:21 AM
We spoke to Resident Dr @andrewmeyerson.uk about why he's out on strike this week:
"It's shocking; we have the longest waiting list in history at the same time that we have historic levels of Dr unemployment. That's unacceptable; and it's why we're fighting back."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWTc...
"It's shocking; we have the longest waiting list in history at the same time that we have historic levels of Dr unemployment. That's unacceptable; and it's why we're fighting back."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWTc...
Our member, Dr Martin Blanchard, writes for the December issue of @publicsectorfocus.bsky.social magazine about the risk to patient data and the NHS from big tech.
Read the full piece here 👇
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Read the full piece here 👇
flickread.com/edition/html...
December 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Our member, Dr Martin Blanchard, writes for the December issue of @publicsectorfocus.bsky.social magazine about the risk to patient data and the NHS from big tech.
Read the full piece here 👇
flickread.com/edition/html...
Read the full piece here 👇
flickread.com/edition/html...
Our Co-Chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social explains the background to today's Resident Doctor strikes and why we stand with Resident Doctors for a safer NHS.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn7L...
Wes Streeting is wrong to blame doctors for his own failures
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December 17, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Our Co-Chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social explains the background to today's Resident Doctor strikes and why we stand with Resident Doctors for a safer NHS.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn7L...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn7L...
Our Co-Chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social spoke to @lbc.co.uk about the latest Resident Doctor strikes and the winter crisis:
"There's no guarantee for Drs stuck in that training bottleneck that they won't lose their jobs..."
Keep Our NHS Public stands with Resident Drs, for a safer NHS.
"There's no guarantee for Drs stuck in that training bottleneck that they won't lose their jobs..."
Keep Our NHS Public stands with Resident Drs, for a safer NHS.
December 16, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Our Co-Chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social spoke to @lbc.co.uk about the latest Resident Doctor strikes and the winter crisis:
"There's no guarantee for Drs stuck in that training bottleneck that they won't lose their jobs..."
Keep Our NHS Public stands with Resident Drs, for a safer NHS.
"There's no guarantee for Drs stuck in that training bottleneck that they won't lose their jobs..."
Keep Our NHS Public stands with Resident Drs, for a safer NHS.
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Imagine having your life saved by resident doctors then whipping up bad feeling by calling them juvenile delinquents and moaning minnies a few short years later when they're asking for a basic living wage and a job to go to after they qualify.
December 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Imagine having your life saved by resident doctors then whipping up bad feeling by calling them juvenile delinquents and moaning minnies a few short years later when they're asking for a basic living wage and a job to go to after they qualify.
Our Co-Chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social said:
“It's the height of irresponsible behaviour from Health Sec Wes Streeting to go to war with doctors & the BMA amid the flu epidemic. The govt cannot pretend they had no warning, that they didn’t see it coming."
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/stre...
“It's the height of irresponsible behaviour from Health Sec Wes Streeting to go to war with doctors & the BMA amid the flu epidemic. The govt cannot pretend they had no warning, that they didn’t see it coming."
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/stre...
Streeting warned ‘irresponsible’ public tirades won’t avert plans for doctor strikes
WES STREETING “has far more power to prevent NHS strikes than he gives himself credit for,” said the British Medical Association (BMA) today.The Health Secretary was warned his “irresponsible” public ...
morningstaronline.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Our Co-Chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social said:
“It's the height of irresponsible behaviour from Health Sec Wes Streeting to go to war with doctors & the BMA amid the flu epidemic. The govt cannot pretend they had no warning, that they didn’t see it coming."
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/stre...
“It's the height of irresponsible behaviour from Health Sec Wes Streeting to go to war with doctors & the BMA amid the flu epidemic. The govt cannot pretend they had no warning, that they didn’t see it coming."
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/stre...
Our Co-Chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social spoke to Vanessa Feltz on @lbc.co.uk about the many reasons for the forthcoming Resident doctor strikes this week.
Spoiler: It's not only about pay.
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Spoiler: It's not only about pay.
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December 15, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Our Co-Chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social spoke to Vanessa Feltz on @lbc.co.uk about the many reasons for the forthcoming Resident doctor strikes this week.
Spoiler: It's not only about pay.
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Spoiler: It's not only about pay.
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Our co-chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social said:
"It's the height of irresponsible behaviour for the government to go to war with doctors and the BMA amidst the flu epidemic. The government cannot pretend that they had no warning, that they didn’t see it coming."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
"It's the height of irresponsible behaviour for the government to go to war with doctors and the BMA amidst the flu epidemic. The government cannot pretend that they had no warning, that they didn’t see it coming."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘Beyond belief’ that resident doctors could strike amid flu crisis, says Starmer
Exclusive: PM’s outspoken attack on stoppages planned for 17-22 December risks inflaming tensions with medics
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Our co-chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social said:
"It's the height of irresponsible behaviour for the government to go to war with doctors and the BMA amidst the flu epidemic. The government cannot pretend that they had no warning, that they didn’t see it coming."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
"It's the height of irresponsible behaviour for the government to go to war with doctors and the BMA amidst the flu epidemic. The government cannot pretend that they had no warning, that they didn’t see it coming."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Our Co-Chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social said:
“Thousands are being treated in spaces never designed for care, while staff do the impossible under intolerable pressure. National guidance says corridor care is unacceptable. So does basic decency."
www.pressreader.com/uk/morning-s...
“Thousands are being treated in spaces never designed for care, while staff do the impossible under intolerable pressure. National guidance says corridor care is unacceptable. So does basic decency."
www.pressreader.com/uk/morning-s...
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December 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Our Co-Chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social said:
“Thousands are being treated in spaces never designed for care, while staff do the impossible under intolerable pressure. National guidance says corridor care is unacceptable. So does basic decency."
www.pressreader.com/uk/morning-s...
“Thousands are being treated in spaces never designed for care, while staff do the impossible under intolerable pressure. National guidance says corridor care is unacceptable. So does basic decency."
www.pressreader.com/uk/morning-s...
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On the first NHS Domestic Abuse Awareness Day we would like to lend our support to this great initiative. Shining a light is so important.
To all healthcare workers, please know our door is always open to support you with free and confidential counselling and support. #NHSDAAD
www.frontline19.com
To all healthcare workers, please know our door is always open to support you with free and confidential counselling and support. #NHSDAAD
www.frontline19.com
Home | Frontline19
We are a non-profit mental health support organisation set up originally in response to the Covid pandemic in 2020.
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December 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
On the first NHS Domestic Abuse Awareness Day we would like to lend our support to this great initiative. Shining a light is so important.
To all healthcare workers, please know our door is always open to support you with free and confidential counselling and support. #NHSDAAD
www.frontline19.com
To all healthcare workers, please know our door is always open to support you with free and confidential counselling and support. #NHSDAAD
www.frontline19.com
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Today, with the @medicalwomenuk.bsky.social, we launch the first NHS Domestic Abuse Awareness Day @nhsdaawareday.bsky.social
This must-read article by Adele Waters in @bmj.com explains why it is needed #NHSDAAD
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
This must-read article by Adele Waters in @bmj.com explains why it is needed #NHSDAAD
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Why doctors are uniquely vulnerable to domestic abuse
Domestic abuse in NHS workers is a “silent pandemic,” with some research finding that they are three times as likely to experience it. Adele Waters finds that the NHS needs to do more to end a “double...
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December 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Today, with the @medicalwomenuk.bsky.social, we launch the first NHS Domestic Abuse Awareness Day @nhsdaawareday.bsky.social
This must-read article by Adele Waters in @bmj.com explains why it is needed #NHSDAAD
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
This must-read article by Adele Waters in @bmj.com explains why it is needed #NHSDAAD
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Mike Scott of Notts Keep Our NHS Public said:
"Over £40bn of debt is still to be repaid years later. To make a profit, private companies overcharge the NHS, whereas the public sector can build at cost so there's no possibility that private could be cheaper."
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"Over £40bn of debt is still to be repaid years later. To make a profit, private companies overcharge the NHS, whereas the public sector can build at cost so there's no possibility that private could be cheaper."
westbridgfordwire.com/the-nhs-is-s...
The NHS is struggling – Is private finance the answer or the problem? | West Bridgford Wire
Mike Scott, Chair of Nottingham and Notts branch of the NHS campaign group Keep Our NHS Public writes in response to this recent article Budget 2025 legal
westbridgfordwire.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Mike Scott of Notts Keep Our NHS Public said:
"Over £40bn of debt is still to be repaid years later. To make a profit, private companies overcharge the NHS, whereas the public sector can build at cost so there's no possibility that private could be cheaper."
westbridgfordwire.com/the-nhs-is-s...
"Over £40bn of debt is still to be repaid years later. To make a profit, private companies overcharge the NHS, whereas the public sector can build at cost so there's no possibility that private could be cheaper."
westbridgfordwire.com/the-nhs-is-s...
Our Co-Chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social said:
“Streeting throws around insults at resident doctors and the BMA, but compare his £225K donations from private health related sources with the pay of resident doctors starting at £19.91ph..."
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/were...
“Streeting throws around insults at resident doctors and the BMA, but compare his £225K donations from private health related sources with the pay of resident doctors starting at £19.91ph..."
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/were...
‘We’re ready to meet him any time’
HEALTH SECRETARY Wes Streeting put himself on the warpath with the BMA union today, saying he has “had it” while accusing doctors of “juvenile delinquency” and being “moaning minnies” as they prepare ...
morningstaronline.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Our Co-Chair @drtonyosullivan.bsky.social said:
“Streeting throws around insults at resident doctors and the BMA, but compare his £225K donations from private health related sources with the pay of resident doctors starting at £19.91ph..."
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/were...
“Streeting throws around insults at resident doctors and the BMA, but compare his £225K donations from private health related sources with the pay of resident doctors starting at £19.91ph..."
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/were...
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Really scary new data on A&Es
“Private hospitals rely on the same overstretched staff...
The answer isn’t outsourcing; it’s investing in NHS staff, services, capacity”
Wes Streeting needs to listen to @keepournhspublic.bsky.social
#OnlytheNHS can solve this
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
“Private hospitals rely on the same overstretched staff...
The answer isn’t outsourcing; it’s investing in NHS staff, services, capacity”
Wes Streeting needs to listen to @keepournhspublic.bsky.social
#OnlytheNHS can solve this
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Numbers leaving A&E without treatment triples in six years
Soaring demand has led to ‘shocking’ rise in untreated patients leaving NHS emergency departments in England, data shows
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Really scary new data on A&Es
“Private hospitals rely on the same overstretched staff...
The answer isn’t outsourcing; it’s investing in NHS staff, services, capacity”
Wes Streeting needs to listen to @keepournhspublic.bsky.social
#OnlytheNHS can solve this
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
“Private hospitals rely on the same overstretched staff...
The answer isn’t outsourcing; it’s investing in NHS staff, services, capacity”
Wes Streeting needs to listen to @keepournhspublic.bsky.social
#OnlytheNHS can solve this
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Our Co-Chair @drjohnpuntis.bsky.social said:
“The private sector isn’t a pressure valve for the NHS. Private hospitals rely on the same overstretched staff, so shifting more NHS money their way only pulls people out of an already thin workforce."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
“The private sector isn’t a pressure valve for the NHS. Private hospitals rely on the same overstretched staff, so shifting more NHS money their way only pulls people out of an already thin workforce."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Numbers leaving A&E without treatment triples in six years
Soaring demand has led to ‘shocking’ rise in untreated patients leaving NHS emergency departments in England, data shows
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Our Co-Chair @drjohnpuntis.bsky.social said:
“The private sector isn’t a pressure valve for the NHS. Private hospitals rely on the same overstretched staff, so shifting more NHS money their way only pulls people out of an already thin workforce."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
“The private sector isn’t a pressure valve for the NHS. Private hospitals rely on the same overstretched staff, so shifting more NHS money their way only pulls people out of an already thin workforce."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Baron John Hutton, always a close Tony Blair supporter, unsurprisingly gives private finance initiative (PFI/PPP/LIFT) a thumbs-up. He’s disingenuous at best, compromised as Association of Infrastructure Investors in Public Private Partnerships (AIIP) Chair. PFI stinks
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November 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Baron John Hutton, always a close Tony Blair supporter, unsurprisingly gives private finance initiative (PFI/PPP/LIFT) a thumbs-up. He’s disingenuous at best, compromised as Association of Infrastructure Investors in Public Private Partnerships (AIIP) Chair. PFI stinks
@keepournhspublic.bsky.social
@keepournhspublic.bsky.social