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Doctors in Unite – Fighting for the NHS

WEBStanding up for doctors. Fighting for the NHS Join us Members Doctors in Unite is the home for progressive doctors who want to make a difference. Our Team …

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Lady Mary Wortley Montagu – Doctors in Unite

WEBJohn Puntis. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762) came from an aristocratic family. She was largely self educated through access to her families’ library, and determined to be a …

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A National Occupational Health Service – Doctors in Unite

WEBDoctors in Unite Policy Paper, September 2021 SUMMARY Up to a third of UK social class differences in health was probably caused by work 50 years ago. Since …

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Dr Norman Bethune – Doctors in Unite

WEBDr Norman Bethune (1890 – 1939) was an outstanding thoracic surgeon who broke with medical conventions of the time to campaign for a socialised health care service in his …

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NHSE/I consultation on Integrating care: a response from …

WEBNHSE/I recently published a consultation document on the "Next steps to building strong and effective integrated care systems across England". This response …

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Dr Kathleen Lynn – Doctors in Unite

WEBKathleen died in 1955. She was laid to rest following a military funeral dedicated to her service in the 1916 Rising. Members of the Irish Citizen’s Army were included in her …

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Medical Activism – Doctors in Unite

WEBFor further reading, Dr John Launer’s article Medical Activism discusses in detail the political role doctors play. We believe health professionals, and doctors in particular, …

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About – Doctors in Unite

WEBDoctors in Unite is the UK’s oldest medical trade union representing junior doctors, general practitioners and hospital consultants. Founded in 1914, our union campaigned for the …

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Dr Yasser Abu Jamei – Doctors in Unite

WEBNeuro-psychiatrist working in Gaza Dr Yasser Abu-Jamei is a Palestinian clinical neuro-psychiatrist living in Gaza who trained in 2012 in Birmingham. He is director of the Gaza …

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KONP submission to Health and Care Bill 2021 – Doctors in Unite

WEBWritten evidence opposing the Health and Care Bill, submitted by John Puntis co-chair of Keep Our NHS Public, a national campaigning organisation seeking to …

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Peter Sedgwick – Doctors in Unite

WEBPeter Sedgwick. Revolutionary socialist activist. 9 March 1934 – 8 September 1983. Three months after he was born in 1934, his mother died and his father disappeared. He was …

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Statement on urgent need to update Public Health England (PHE) …

WEBAt the start of the pandemic it was thought that spread of coronavirus was through large droplets travelling over a relatively short distance or by fomites …

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Doctors in Unite unanimously support international statement …

WEBAt its meeting today, 3rd March 2024, DiU unanimously agreed to endorse an open letter from 40 health groups, calling on the the global health and human rights community to …

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A whitewash and another missed opportunity: the Consensus …

WEB* Detailed response from Doctors in Unite. A summary response can be found here. With thanks to the TUC: Dying on the Job. A report into Racism and Risk at …

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The epidemiology of COVID-19: count, divide, compare, discuss

WEBThe basic principles of epidemiology are summarised by CDCD: count, divide, compare, then discuss differences. Unfortunately discussion of COVID-19 has …

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An unequal society is an unhealthy society – Doctors in Unite

WEBAn unequal society is an unhealthy society. Life expectancy is falling for the first time in over a century, driven by growing social inequality and a decade of …

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BLACK AND ASIAN DEATHS FROM COVID-19 ARE DUE TO …

WEBSo, after adjusting for age, where people live, their socio-economic circumstances, their occupational exposure and their pre-existing health conditions, we see that every ethnic …

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Integrated Care Systems threaten patient care, jobs, pay, working

WEBResolution on ICSs 9 May 2020 Doctors in Unite notes: While attention is focused on Covid, the NHS in England is being rapidly reorganised into 42 regional …

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Mass testing in Liverpool – more questions than answers

WEBDoctors in Unite sent the letter below to Professor Allyson Pollock and colleagues, in support of their letter to Liverpool MPs questioning the rationale for mass …

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