Debate

The current moment in the NHS – A contribution

The following text was sent to us by an anonymous fellow worker

Current Struggles

Picket of striking resident doctors in July 2025

The picket in front of the Bristol Royal Infirmary was sunny and lively

International

‘La Grande démission’ – The Great Resignation in Canada

A self-organised workplace initiative in the social and health sector

Current Struggles

Protest in front of the BRI against the genocide in Gaza

Thoughts after an anti-war rally at a Bristol hospital

History

The making of ‘NHS staff’ as a worker identity, 1948–85

Sometimes we have to dig into the past in order to understand our present conditions

International

48 days of strike by outsourced hospital workers in Berlin

In summer 2025 outsourced hospital workers in Berlin went on strike

Current Struggles

100 days strike of phlebotomists in Gloucester

On the 4th of July 2025, health workers and supporters met in Gloucester town centre to celebrate 100 days of strike

History

The Halifax Laundry Blues – Thoughts on a film

The documentary from 1985 portrays the work and life of women workers in a NHS hospital laundry

Working Conditions

Working in A&E

It is a first step to share experiences wherever we work