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Keep Our NHS Public (KONP) is a campaigning organisation, with local groups across England, committed to reversing the ongoing privatisation of the NHS and its services.

History

The group was founded in 2005 by the NHS Consultants Association, the NHS Support Federation and Health Emergency. It was very active in the campaign against the Health and Social Care Act 2012.^[1]

It has local groups which are involved in campaigns against the closure or reorganisation of local hospitals, such as the Save Lewisham Hospital Campaign.^[2] It attracted support from many existing health related campaigns such as Save Finsbury Health Centre^[3] It has been very vocal in denouncing the use of private health providers to treat patients outside the health service.^[4]

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Campaign

In early 2013 the American and EU governments began negotiating an agreement on free-trade between nations known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). KONP have since committed an ongoing effort to prevent the partnership and its provisions from leading to the increased marketisation of European healthcare systems, allowing the entrenching of privatised healthcare in the British NHS. KONP have established concerns with regards to the extent of deregulation on transnational companies, allowing them to sue national governments in certain situations.

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=February 17, 2011 KONP at the BMA|url=http://www.sochealth.co.uk/links/campaigns/konp-bma/|publisher=Socialist Health Association|accessdate=4 January 2014}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=What You can do|url=http://www.lewishamkonp.org/action|publisher=Lewisham Keep Our NHS Public|accessdate=4 January 2014}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=SaveFHC to continue campaigning|url=http://savefinsburyhealthcentre.wordpress.com/2011/02/16/savefhc-to-continue-campaigning/|publisher=Save Finsbury Health Centre|accessdate=4 January 2014|date=February 16, 2011}}
4. ^{{cite news|title=Half of £2bn NHS cash injection spent on outsourced private care providers labelled a 'disgrace'|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/nhs-cash-injection-2-billion-spent-outsourcing-private-care-providers-disgrace-healthcare-service-a7651531.html|accessdate=31 March 2017|publisher=Independent|date=27 March 2017}}

External links

KONP Launch statement

KONP Official website

KONP List of local campaign groups

[https://www.theguardian.com/healthcare-network/2015/oct/02/nhs-one-way-road-privatisation The NHS is on a one-way road to privatisation]. The Guardian. Published 2 October 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2017.

[https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/feb/08/surge-in-privatisation-threatening-free-nhs-treatment-unions-say Surge in privatisation threatening free NHS treatment, unions say]. The Guardian. Published 8 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2017.

[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/nhs-reinstatement-bill-tory-mps-filibuster-debate-by-talking-about-deporting-foreigners-for-hours-a6925781.html NHS Reinstatement Bill: Tory MPs filibuster debate by talking about deporting foreigners for hours]. The Independent. Published 11 March 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2017.

[https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/nhs-health-service-healthcare-privatisation-a7160771.html Creeping privatisation of healthcare is damaging the NHS, study finds]. The Independent. Published 28 July 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2017.

[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/nhs-privatisation-charges-professionals-in-house-agency-a7426966.html Government quietly privatises the NHS's in-house agency staff provider]. The Independent. Published 19 November 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2017.

[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39401540 NHS bosses 'spent half of extra Autumn Statement cash on outside services']. BBC NEWS. Published 27 March 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.

Tory ‘Health Privatisation’ Under Fire £900m Spent On Non-NHS Treatments. Huffington Post (UK edition). Published 27 March 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.

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