As the election swings under way, public concern about the NHS is mounting and the parties are being pushed to come clean about their intentions. However it is becoming increasingly clear that the main parties are dodging the most serious questions. A further post with more detailed comments will appear here shortly.
The questions SSONHS is asking of candidates are on our website campaign page.
Interest in Sheffield is mainly focused on Sheffield Hallam but Sheffield Central also offers a choice between two strong NHS supporters - Labour's Paul Blomfield and the Green Party's Jillian Creasy.
On 1st April Jillian Creasy kicked off a lively discussion on the NHS as part of the Sheffield Festival of Debate. There was a good audience, including many younger people and NHS workers. For an account of the meeting see Facebook or Twitter
We are a grassroots movement comprising people from all walks of life who are, or will be affected by the government’s austerity measures and spending cuts to NHS Services across England. We also strongly oppose the creeping privatisation of the NHS by successive governments. Privatisation = Profit not Good Patient Care
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