Smokers and obese 'denied treatment by hard-up NHS' and more news...

http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/west-london-news/rates-hiv-west-london-among-12031145

https://calderdaleandkirklees999callforthenhs.wordpress.com/2016/10/24/ask-your-council-leader-to-publish-your-areas-nhs-slash-trash-plan-now/

Why not write to your Council Leader asking them to publish the Sustainability and Transformation Plan for your area?

Reminding you that the Leaders of H&F Council, Stephen Cowan and Ealing ​Council Julian Bell refused to 

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 plans.

North Durham GPs' private contract referral 'disgraceful', says MP
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-37708828

​​GPs are asking patients to consider using private health insurance in bid to cut NHS costs
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/gps-asking-patients-consider-using-8775392#ICID=sharebar_twitter

Hard-up nurses being forced into debt as 35,000 rely on payday loans – almost double 2013's number
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/hard-up-nurses-being-forced-9105992#ICID=sharebar_twitter

How much money the NHS gets is a political decision

http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1102665899193&ca=2e0bae92-1f9e-4611-8402-417d0dbd5f0d

An NHS hospital is being forced to CROWDFUND to buy beds, thanks to Jeremy Hunt
http://www.thecanary.co/2016/10/25/nhs-hospital-forced-crowdfund-buy-beds-thanks-jeremy-hunt/

Don't have your NHS baby out of hours: Three-quarters of maternity wards have no consultant at the hospital overnight
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3872840/Don-t-NHS-baby-hours-Three-quarters-maternity-wards-no-consultant-duty-overnight.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Example of how crisis in care is very relevant to STPs. Care home provider to close 166 beds

https://www.hsj.co.uk/home/news/city-becomes-the-first-to-publish-its-full-stp/7012750.article?blocktitle=News-(grid)&contentID=20682

Britain’s NHS is chronically underfunded, but great value for money … for now

http://theconversation.com/britains-nhs-is-chronically-underfunded-but-great-value-for-money-for-now-67579

Theresa May must wake up to the crisis facing the NHS
https://www.theguardian.com/healthcare-network/2016/oct/19/theresa-may-must-wake-up-to-the-crisis-facing-the-nhs

Petition:

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Stop the NHS closure of the Royal Brompton hospital heart unit.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/159982

The most important NHS legal case you haven't heard of Dr Chris Day: (here in @PrivateEyeNews )

Donate to campaign:

​ ​https://www.crowdjustice.org/case/junior-doctors-round-2/

MPs urge chancellor to honour leave campaign's £350m NHS promise
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/oct/24/mps-letter-urges-chancellor-honour-vote-leave-campaign-350m-pound-nhs-promise

http://news.sky.com/story/lets-see-the-163350m-for-the-nhs-say-mps-10630640?dcmp=snt-sf-twitter

My sister needed a ridiculous & scary Halloween costume so I made her the Brexit Bus! (​Anna Wilson)