Forthcoming Events

Forthcoming Events in our 2024-2025 Programme

Our meetings are held at Seven Arts 31A Harrogate Rd, Chapel Allerton, Leeds LS7 3PD.

If possible please arrive by 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start. There will be a £5 entrance fee to cover costs.

Our Scheduled Events in 2025:

Forthcoming Talk:

The next meeting will take place on Wednesday July 9th starting at 7.30pm at Seven Arts 31A Harrogate Rd, Chapel Allerton, Leeds LS7 3PD. ***NOTE CHANGE OF SPEAKER AND TALK.***

'10 years to go from 'best' to 'broken' - and why the NHS still needs a recovery plan', by Dr. John Puntis.

Summary:

The NHS is in poor shape after years of neglect, yet the 10 year plan says it does not need more money, despite chronic underfunding. Promised shifts to prevention and from hospital to community have not worked in the past. A focus on new technology and Artificial Intelligence is unlikely to be transformative, and government seems intent on not learning the lessons of the past to guide current policy. Failed experiments with privatisation, Private Finance for capital projects and outsourcing of staff are once again being promoted as solutions.

About the speaker: Dr John Puntis is chair of Leeds 'Keep Our NHS Public' and co-chair of national KONP, now in its 20th year of campaigning for a publicly provided, funded and accountable NHS. He started work in the NHS in 1977 and was a consultant paediatrician at Leeds Infirmary from 1990 until retirement in 2018.

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