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John Puntis

John Puntis

John Puntis is a retired consultant paediatrician who worked in the UK NHS for over 40 years. He is active in the trade union 'Doctors in Unite' and co-chair of Keep Our NHS Public.

Written by John PuntisThe Left Berlin
Health & Social Care

The UK budget – not nearly as generous as it might seem

by John Puntis on 05/11/2024
Under Britian's new Labour government, healthcare remains underfunded
Health & Social Care

Tall tales of the UK NHS: “spare capacity” and private health care sector “straining to help”

by John Puntis on 09/06/2024
The private sector health sector remains small and its activities opaque
Articles

The English NHS plans Medical Assistants will replace expensive doctors – Are they safe?

by John Puntis on 02/04/2024
Medical Associate Professionals are being used as a cheap cover for not enough doctors. This must be fought.
Health & Social Care

Labour’s “5 Missions for a Better Britain: Build an NHS Fit for the Future”

by John Puntis on 04/02/2024
The new Labour Party manifesto is not enough to provide the Health Service which we need
Health & Social Care

Why the British Junior Doctors’ strike is so important

by John Puntis on 31/01/2024
Support doctors striking t o preserve a national health service
Health & Social Care

In defence of the NHS

by John Puntis on 08/01/2024
The Four Myths the bourgeois "experts use to justify destroying our health service
Health & Social Care

The Future is Public!

by John Puntis on 12/09/2023
Health is a human right, and the fight for it is international
Health & Social Care

Crisis, what crisis?

by John Puntis on 06/03/2023
Going private may suit the rich but is not an option for most. The government is wilfully in denial on the NHS they have run-down over 13 years. It’s time to pay staff a decent wage and invest.
Health & Social Care

Why the NHS should turn away from the Private Sector

by John Puntis on 18/12/2022
Opposition parties should oppose destructive deals with the private sector
Workers’ Rights & Trade Unions

Who is Mick Lynch?

by John Puntis on 15/08/2022
The rail workers' leader offers the most visible opposition to Britain's Tory government
Book Film and Play reviews

New Book on the British National Health Service is a Useful Tool in Fight for Just Healthcare

by John Puntis on 02/08/2022
Review: NHS Under Siege. John Lister, Jacky Davis (eds.)
Book Film and Play reviews

Defend and rebuild the NHS but remember that it is social injustice that makes us sick

by John Puntis on 08/05/2022
Review of Christopher Thomas's book, ‘The Five Health Frontiers. A New Radical Blueprint’.
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