University Hospitals of Leicester

Leicester NHS Trust Forced to Confront the Brutal Reality of Health Cuts

Leicester NHS Trust Forced to Confront the Brutal Reality of Health Cuts

Around 80 people attended a politically charged Save Our NHS Leicestershire (SONHSL) public meeting last Saturday to discuss the planned reorganisation of Leicester’s hospitals. Speaking at the meeting was Sally Ruane, a local health policy academic and NHS campaigner, and Mark Wightman, the Director of Communications and Strategy for the local NHS Trust. But the […]

Glenfield Heart Unit Campaign Shows the Way Out of the Winter NHS Crisis

Glenfield Heart Unit Campaign Shows the Way Out of the Winter NHS Crisis

  The NHS winter crisis has become an established part of the national calendar. But while last year the dominant image was that of patients left in trolleys in corridors, this year people are not even getting into the hospitals. Anyone switching on the news over Christmas would have seen images of ambulances queuing outside […]

How a Mass Movement Overturned Plans to Close NHS Heart Units

How a Mass Movement Overturned Plans to Close NHS Heart Units

Steve Score, Chair of the Save Glenfield Children’s Heart Centre campaign Celebrations were taking place in Leicester city centre on the 30th November following an outstanding victory for the campaign to save congenital heart surgery at Glenfield Hospital. A mood of relief and of jubilation spread from campaigners to people across the region. We hope […]

Victory for Health Campaigners: Glenfield Children’s Heart Centre Saved!

Victory for Health Campaigners: Glenfield Children’s Heart Centre Saved!

Steve Score, chair, Save Glenfield Children’s Heart Centre campaign (personal capacity) The decision by NHS England to drop its proposal to end surgery at the East Midlands Congenital Heart Centre in Leicester is a very welcome victory. This is a victory for common sense. Glenfield – as we always said – is a brilliant service, […]

Hands Off Glenfield! “The NHS Belongs to US”

Hands Off Glenfield! “The NHS Belongs to US”

By Sofia Wiking, Leicester West branch of the Socialist Party The latest protest against the proposed closure of Glenfield Congenital Heart Centre took place in Leicester on 8 July. A year after the threat was first raised, the campaign shows no sign of cooling down. Over 200 people turned up to show their support and […]

No Cuts, No Closures, Save Our NHS!
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No Cuts, No Closures, Save Our NHS!

This following article was first published on the back page of the Socialist Party newspaper on 8th February. The NHS is in crisis. Hospitals cancelled a record number of urgent operations last year, mainly because of bed shortages. One in six A&E departments faces closure or downgrading because of NHS cuts. So you would think […]

Over One Thousand March to Save Glenfield Heart Unit

Over One Thousand March to Save Glenfield Heart Unit

More than one thousand people attended a march in Leicester today in opposition to the proposed closure of Glenfield Children’s Heart Unit. NHS England claim that the closure of Glenfield has nothing to do with budget cuts, but is about “standards and quality of service”. This is total rubbish. The Tories are planning to cut […]

Leicester Doctors All-Out to Defend the NHS

Leicester Doctors All-Out to Defend the NHS

During the last round of the Junior Doctors strike action, I was proud to be able to stand on the picket outside Leicester Royal Infirmary in the rain. This time, however I couldn’t make it, but I was glad to hear that their ranks are swelling by the day, from a brilliant display of some […]

Junior Doctors and Teachers Come Together to Discuss Coordinated Action

Junior Doctors and Teachers Come Together to Discuss Coordinated Action

Following a successful rally in support of Junior Doctors and the future of the NHS, Leicestershire Against the Cuts held a well-attended public meeting on Monday night to discuss how we can build linkages between unions and community groups in defence of all public services. With the government refusing to talk to Junior Doctors and […]

Support Junior Doctors, Save our NHS!

Support Junior Doctors, Save our NHS!

Our NHS is under attack like never before, and we must act now to save it. As a worker in the NHS and a UNISON member, I chaired a protest organised by Leicestershire Against The Cuts last Saturday. It brought together campaigners from groups such as TUSC, the Socialist Party, the Green Party, Momentum, and […]