Health & Social Care News - Sept 22
The latest edition of Health & Social Care News, produced by the NPC's Health & Social Care Working Party is out now. With articles on:...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Aug 4
- 4 min
Call For Evidence: Roadmap To A National Care Service
The Fabian Society is undertaking research supported by Unison to develop a roadmap to a national care service for England. The NPC will...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Jul 7
- 1 min
NHS Digital Transformation
The NPC recently submitted its views to the Health and Social Care Committee for the consultation on 'Digital transformation in the NHS'....
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National Pensioners Convention
- Jun 22
- 1 min
The Assisted Dying Bill Webinar
The video is now available for NPC Members’ Briefing:The Assisted Dying Bill. You can watch it below. Download the slides
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National Pensioners Convention
- Jun 17
- 1 min
Health & Care Act Webinar
The NPC Health & Care Act Webinar is now available to view. Watch pt 1 of the webinar Watch pt 2 of the webinar Download the slides At...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Jun 17
- 4 min
Health & Care Act Webinar Press Release
NPC calls for joint campaign to stop new ICS Boards allowing private sector to influence NHS contracts The National Pensioners’...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Jun 9
- 3 min
**Correction** NPC Annual Convention - Interactive Webinar – 11am, Thursday, 16th June
Have your say on new law that will downgrade and privatise England’s NHS and care services The public have been largely kept in the dark...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Jun 8
- 2 min
We Own It / TUC rallies
We Own It: National Day of Action SATURDAY 11 JUNE From the 1st of July 2022 our NHS across England will be reorganised. England will be...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Jun 6
- 1 min
Health & Social Care News - June 22
The latest edition of Health & Social Care News, produced by the NPC's Health & Social Care Working Party is out now. With articles on:...
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National Pensioners Convention
- May 10
- 2 min
Queen's Speech - May 2022
NPC Verdict: Disappointing Queen’s Speech fails those in desperate need now Comment by Jan Shortt, General Secretary, National...
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National Pensioners Convention
- May 7
- 1 min
We Own It campaign
We Own It (the umbrella of the consortium of organisations that along with the NPC have fought hard to stop the NHS Bill becoming law,...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Feb 12
- 1 min
Health & Social Care News - February 22
The latest edition of Health & Social Care News, produced by the NPC's Health & Social Care Working Party is out now. With articles on:...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Feb 2
- 1 min
Elderly Social Care (Insurance) Bill
As mentioned in the 'The Perfect Storm Behind Pensioner Poverty' webinar by Lord Prem Sikka, Lord Lilley has raised a Bill to establish a...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Dec 4, 2021
- 1 min
House of Lords - NHS reform bill / social care
The NPC has subitted the two below documents to the House of Lords for their consideration next week. The documents are about the NHS...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Dec 3, 2021
- 3 min
Campaigners join with NPC to call on Lords to stop this bad Health & Care Bill
Lords Must Question & Reject Flawed Bill on Tuesday (7 Dec) The National Pensioners’ Convention is joining with other concerned...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Nov 3, 2021
- 1 min
Healthy Ageing Conference 2021
The UKRI Healthy Ageing Conference is part of Longevity Week, which runs 15–21 November and is focused on 'Sustainability in a Decade of...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Oct 27, 2021
- 2 min
Budget ignores pensioners facing bitter winter of rising bills
Chancellor’s Budget Box empty of help for pensioners facing bitter winter of rising bills The UK’s largest campaign group for pensioners...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Oct 25, 2021
- 9 min
Fixing Care
Below is the response by the NPC Health & Social Care Working Party on the proposed plans for Care Services. You can download the file...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Sep 14, 2021
- 1 min
Health & Social Care News
The latest edition of Health & Social Care News is out now Great articles on NHS Digital Data Grab NHS Reform Bill Mental Health NHS...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Sep 3, 2021
- 2 min
NI rise not enough to cover social care crisis
Likely government rise in NI is ‘not enough’ to solve the crisis in our struggling care sector The National Pensioners’ Convention says...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Aug 10, 2021
- 2 min
NPC shocked by MPs apathy over new Health & Care Bill that threatens NHS
Call for legislation to be stopped in House of Lords The National Pensioners’ Convention is urging politicians to stop the government’s...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Jul 26, 2021
- 4 min
Fight to Stop Patient Data Grab Not Over
NHS Digital must keep word on Minister’s ‘tests’ to keep GP records secure The National Pensioners’ Convention warns the battle over NHS...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Jul 20, 2021
- 3 min
Time PM came clean on social care reforms
The UK’s largest pensioners’ groups warns that reports the government aims to fund social care reform by putting 1p on National Insurance...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Jul 16, 2021
- 1 min
Health and Care Bill - Where is the resistance?
This government is not a friend of our NHS. Where is the resistance? It’s right here: Keep Our NHS Public. The BMA. Open Democracy....
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National Pensioners Convention
- Jul 14, 2021
- 14 min
Health and Care Bill - Key points
Key points and questions for the second reading, 14 July 2021 Downloadable Prof Allyson M Pollock and Peter Roderick 13 July 2021 The...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Jul 13, 2021
- 4 min
Health and Care Bill - letter to MPs
NPC General Secretary Jan Shortt has written to every MP asking that they oppose the Health and Care Bill. You can read the letter below...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Jul 6, 2021
- 2 min
NPC Statement on end of Covid-19 Restrictions
PM says we will see more deaths NPC asks ‘have we not had too many already?’ Many older and vulnerable people will be afraid to go out...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Jun 25, 2021
- 7 min
The NHS Data Grab – we do the government’s job and explain it for you
The below document is by way of an open, honest explanation of the NHS Digital Data project and the many questions still unanswered by...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Jun 22, 2021
- 1 min
NPC Health & Wellbeing Manifesto
The NPC launched their Health & Wellbeing Manifesto at the webinar on 21st June entitled Who Cares: The Future of Health and Care. The...
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National Pensioners Convention
- Jun 22, 2021
- 3 min
Prof Sir Michael Marmot says public health equity must be government post-pandemic priority
The future of the NHS and UK care sector and the threat of privatisation was debated in the latest NPC Annual Convention webinar on...
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