Save Our NHS Leicestershire
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Save Our NHS Leicestershire emerged out of the successful campaign to Save Glenfield ❤ Centre. We coordinate NHS campaigns in Leicestershire & Rutland.
Save our NHS Leicestershire says NHS privatisation is bad for your health because:
Using the private sector adds a large sum to costs, in order to fund additional administration, contract bureaucracy and legal costs.
Private companies use taxpayers’ money to provide profit for shareholders.
Using the private sector adds a large sum to costs, in order to fund additional administration, contract bureaucracy and legal costs.
Private companies use taxpayers’ money to provide profit for shareholders.
November 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Save our NHS Leicestershire says NHS privatisation is bad for your health because:
Using the private sector adds a large sum to costs, in order to fund additional administration, contract bureaucracy and legal costs.
Private companies use taxpayers’ money to provide profit for shareholders.
Using the private sector adds a large sum to costs, in order to fund additional administration, contract bureaucracy and legal costs.
Private companies use taxpayers’ money to provide profit for shareholders.
Privatisation: bad for your health because:
When things go wrong and patients are harmed, the NHS risks having to pick up the bill. Spire Hospital even denied all responsibility for the 4,500 women maimed by surgeon Ian Paterson, while operating privately – claiming he was employed by the NHS.
When things go wrong and patients are harmed, the NHS risks having to pick up the bill. Spire Hospital even denied all responsibility for the 4,500 women maimed by surgeon Ian Paterson, while operating privately – claiming he was employed by the NHS.
November 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Privatisation: bad for your health because:
When things go wrong and patients are harmed, the NHS risks having to pick up the bill. Spire Hospital even denied all responsibility for the 4,500 women maimed by surgeon Ian Paterson, while operating privately – claiming he was employed by the NHS.
When things go wrong and patients are harmed, the NHS risks having to pick up the bill. Spire Hospital even denied all responsibility for the 4,500 women maimed by surgeon Ian Paterson, while operating privately – claiming he was employed by the NHS.
Save Our NHS Leicestershire Annual Meeting: 'Why do some patients have difficulty getting to see a GP?' Guest Speaker: Dr Jacob Lisle. Saturday 27th September at 11.30am In the Garden Room, Great Meeting Unitarian Chapel, 45 East Bond St, Leicester LE1 4SX. #NHS #SOSNHS
September 6, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Save Our NHS Leicestershire supported the extremely important protest to Save St Mary's Birthing Centre last Saturday.
Sign and share the petition to defend this vital service: www.change.org/p/reopen-and...
#Melton #MeltonMowbray
Sign and share the petition to defend this vital service: www.change.org/p/reopen-and...
#Melton #MeltonMowbray
September 1, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Save Our NHS Leicestershire supported the extremely important protest to Save St Mary's Birthing Centre last Saturday.
Sign and share the petition to defend this vital service: www.change.org/p/reopen-and...
#Melton #MeltonMowbray
Sign and share the petition to defend this vital service: www.change.org/p/reopen-and...
#Melton #MeltonMowbray
What’s Happening? From 25 August 2025, University Hospitals of #Leicester (#UHL) staff will be charged £1.80 per journey when boarding the #HospitalHopper from non-hospital sites — a service that was previously free for all staff.
Sign the petition: forms.office.com/e/3GxVaLz93a
Sign the petition: forms.office.com/e/3GxVaLz93a
July 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
What’s Happening? From 25 August 2025, University Hospitals of #Leicester (#UHL) staff will be charged £1.80 per journey when boarding the #HospitalHopper from non-hospital sites — a service that was previously free for all staff.
Sign the petition: forms.office.com/e/3GxVaLz93a
Sign the petition: forms.office.com/e/3GxVaLz93a
Save Our NHS Leicestershire supporters stand fully behind striking Health Care Assistants in Nottingham. Here's some pictures we collected at Leicester's May Day event, organised by Leicester and District Trades Union Council, on Saturday. Solidarity!
May 5, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Save Our NHS Leicestershire supporters stand fully behind striking Health Care Assistants in Nottingham. Here's some pictures we collected at Leicester's May Day event, organised by Leicester and District Trades Union Council, on Saturday. Solidarity!
Come to this Leicester May Day 2025 to hear from trade unionists, campaigners, and politicians fighting back against the cost of living crisis and austerity 2.0. We'll also be running a stall there so come along if you are concerned about our NHS.
April 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Come to this Leicester May Day 2025 to hear from trade unionists, campaigners, and politicians fighting back against the cost of living crisis and austerity 2.0. We'll also be running a stall there so come along if you are concerned about our NHS.
"Despite health minister Wes Streeting’s description of this as getting rid of duplication and bureaucracy, we should oppose the job losses"
saveournhsleicestershire.uk/2025/04/06/s...
saveournhsleicestershire.uk/2025/04/06/s...
Statement in response to abolition of NHS England
By Steve Score The government has announced the closure of NHS England (NHSE) as well as cuts in the running of other NHS bodies – the Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) and the Trusts. These cuts…
saveournhsleicestershire.uk
April 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
"Despite health minister Wes Streeting’s description of this as getting rid of duplication and bureaucracy, we should oppose the job losses"
saveournhsleicestershire.uk/2025/04/06/s...
saveournhsleicestershire.uk/2025/04/06/s...
Save Our NHS Leicestershire has drafted the attached model trade union motion opposing the government’s proposals to increase funding to the private sector in the #NHS. Please help us by sharing with your trade union branches and campaign group.
saveournhsleicestershire.uk/2025/02/24/m...
saveournhsleicestershire.uk/2025/02/24/m...
Model trade union motion on NHS privatisation
Save Our NHS Leicestershire has drafted the following model trade union motion opposing the government’s proposals to increase funding to the private sector in the NHS. Please share with your trade…
saveournhsleicestershire.uk
February 25, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Save Our NHS Leicestershire has drafted the attached model trade union motion opposing the government’s proposals to increase funding to the private sector in the #NHS. Please help us by sharing with your trade union branches and campaign group.
saveournhsleicestershire.uk/2025/02/24/m...
saveournhsleicestershire.uk/2025/02/24/m...
"Real tough decisions, and ones that could address the manifold crises currently facing our health service, would be to increase taxes on the super-rich to fund our NHS NOW, not at some point in the distant future!" saveournhsleicestershire.uk/2025/02/11/o... #NHS #WesStreeting
February 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
"Real tough decisions, and ones that could address the manifold crises currently facing our health service, would be to increase taxes on the super-rich to fund our NHS NOW, not at some point in the distant future!" saveournhsleicestershire.uk/2025/02/11/o... #NHS #WesStreeting
"Health Minister Wes Streeting said recently he was ashamed and depressed at the plight of several A& E departments.. I doubt he was as distressed as the A&E doctor of who sat and cried in the car park at the end of his 12 hour shift at New Year." saveournhsleicestershire.uk/2025/02/09/f...
Fund the NHS, not corporate profiteers
The following letter was submitted to the Leicester Mercury by SONHSL supporter Jean Burbridge. Our Health Minister Wes Streeting said recently he was ashamed and depressed at the plight of several…
saveournhsleicestershire.uk
February 15, 2025 at 10:38 AM
"Health Minister Wes Streeting said recently he was ashamed and depressed at the plight of several A& E departments.. I doubt he was as distressed as the A&E doctor of who sat and cried in the car park at the end of his 12 hour shift at New Year." saveournhsleicestershire.uk/2025/02/09/f...