Integrated Care System papers show West Yorkshire and Harrogate are hurtling towards an unaccountable Local Health Service

On 30 July (2pm, Leeds Civic Centre) a meeting in public of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Sustainability and Transformation Plan Joint Health Scrutiny Committee will question  West Yorkshire and Harrogate Integrated Care System leaders about what they’re up to.

Papers for the Committee clearly show that the Integrated Care System plans mean an overall substantial change to NHS, social care and public health services across the region. Continue reading

Campaigners call for public consultation on West Yorkshire and Harrogate Integrated Care System

West Yorkshire and Harrogate Sustainability and Transformation Plan Joint Health Scrutiny Committee (phew, a mouthful) is meeting on Monday 30th July at 2pm in Leeds Civic Hall. It is to scrutinise the Integrated Care System that recently developed from the Sustainability and Transformation Partnership, as part of NHS England’s Integrated Care System Development Group.

The meeting is open to the public and NHS campaigners are going to make deputation statements at the start of the meeting. If you’re coming, please try and turn up at 1.30pm for a group photo – with placards, please bring some. Continue reading

Sweep out NHS privatisers, Save our A&Es protest is first – but not last – at Monitor office

Friday 15 Jan was the day that Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS market bureaucrats finally published their pre-consultation business plan for the hospital cuts that have been hanging over us all in Calderdale and Huddersfield for 2 years now.

It was also the day that members of Calderdale and Kirklees 999 Call for the NHS handed in 49 letters of protest to Monitor, the NHS market competition enforcer. (Kind of like Ofgem for the NHS.) Continue reading