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Public Meeting: The Pharmaceutical Industry
The next meeting of Leeds Keep Our NHS Public will feature Professor Allan House of Leeds Institue of Health Sciences speaking on the topic of the pharmaceutical industry or 'Big Pharma'. The meeting is on Thursday 24th April at 7.30pm at The Commonplace on Wharf Street in Leeds city centre.Speaker from the Blood Service and UNITE
The next meeting of Leeds Keep Our NHS Public will feature a speaker from the Blood Service. The Leeds Blood Service processing and testing centre is threatened with closure. The meeting is on Thursday 27th March at 7.30pm at The Commonplace on Wharf Street in Leeds city centre.Details of the campaign to save the Blood Service can be found on the NBS SOS site.
New KONP blog online
A blog is available to enable group members to share information online more easily. Use the link on the left or click http://leedskonp.wordpress.comSupport Karen Reissman
Karen is a Psychiatric Nurse with Manchester Mental Health Trust, the Chair of the UNISON Branch and a member of UNISON’s Health Service Group Executive. Karen has been sacked by her employer for:- Speaking out against NHS cuts and privatisation
- Telling people she was being disciplined
- Protesting her innocence
Monday 17th December
Council Chanber, Leeds Civic Hall. 7.15-9pm
Solidarity with the Manchester Strikers
The UNISON health executive have called a “Solidarity Day” on Wednesday 5th December to support Karen and 150 of her colleagues who are on indefinite strike for her reinstatementDemo in support of Karen Reissman
A demo was held on November 24th in Manchester in support of Karen Reissman, a mental health nurse who was sacked for speaking out against cuts in services and jobs. Read the full report here
National Demo
The national demo to celebrate and defend the NHS on November 3rd saw a good turnout. A report is available hereolder articles here
