Worker and Patient

Datix? Greatix? Forget–about-ix?

We need a culture of speaking up, but for that we need a collective self-confidence

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History

Blast from the past – Nurses in 1985

We document this ancient article on the situation of nurses in the mid-1980s by Carl Pinel

Debate

Industry and pharmaceutics, by Marco Boschetti

We translated the introduction to an interesting book on the pharmaceutical industry

Issues

Vital Signs no.2

If you are interested in helping with the distribution of the hardcopy, give us a shout: vitalsignsmag@proton

Debate

What do we mean by ‘a new society’?

The subtitle of this magazine is ‘The struggle for a new society’

Meetings

Report from the Vital Signs meeting, 27th of September 2024

A handful of us who work at Southmead hospital and the BRI met up to talk about things at work and beyond

International

Struggles of an independent workers’ group at a private hospital in Germany

It is interesting to read how the group started as part of the mainstream trade union and then had to organise itself independently

International

Nous serons plus patients – A rebellious health workers book from France

We translated the intro to a new book published by rebellious health workers in France

Meetings

Report from the Vital Signs meeting, 30th of August 2024

A handful of us from Southmead hospital and the BRI met and primarily talked about the various cuts due to the ‘financial crisis’ of the trust

Current Struggles

Conversation with a junior doctor about the recent strikes

The recent junior doctor strike was significant, not just for doctors, but for all NHS workers