Tag archives for Health
From the ashes of covid, a new understanding of human and economic value must rise
2020 saw an unprecedented event in our collective global history. Confronting a global pandemic forced us to explore new conceptions of normal life and saw a change in emphasis of…
Care home privatisation: the destruction of what the NHS built
Last night the House of Lords debated a “regret” motion about “the lack of a long-term plan to ensure the financial sustainability of care homes”. Such motions are part of…
Councils must do more to make our cities car-free
In January this year, myself and my Green colleagues put forward a proposal to Brighton and Hove City Council – calling on them to consider the possibility of implementing a…
Wales needs public services it can be proud of
Public services in Wales are under-resourced, and in many cases, this lack of funding has been a feature of Welsh life long before the start of the Conservative austerity agenda.…
Healthcare should be free from markets, outsourcing and austerity
Health policy has been devolved to the Scottish Parliament since 1999 with the exception of a few areas such as drug licensing. Since then, there has been a significant divergence…
Plaid Cymru’s vision for health and social care in Wales
We all know of loved ones that have had to sell their homes to pay for their care later in life. The so-called ‘dementia tax’ is unjust and unsustainable. That’s…
Northern Ireland’s healthcare needs Nye Bevan’s principles
Although Northern Ireland subscribed almost immediately post-War to the Bevan principles of a Health Service accessible by all regardless of means, it is an interesting quirk that officially Northern Ireland…
How local Greens are fighting air pollution
One of the Green Party members installing air monitoring devicesCredit: Steve Miller To a lot of people, Northampton will mean little more than a stopping off point on the…
Climate change is a health emergency, and it’s time for radical action
Ele Dow (third from left) with MedSin members protesting Edinburgh University's investments in fossil fuels, February 2015. Image: Ric Lander Climate change is a health emergency. I am a medical…
Mutually Assured Destruction: The Future of the NHS
Creative Commons In August 2014, as the first experiment of a totally privatised NHS hospital was grinding to a disastrous end, the Coalition quietly initiated the first phase of their…