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As healthcare professionals we welcome Owen Smith’s bid to lead the Labour party and his commitment to the NHS. The NHS is at a crossroads, and under continued Tory control its future as a world-class, universal healthcare provider, free at the point of use, is at risk.As healthcare professionals we welcome Owen Smith’s bid to lead the Labour party and his commitment to the NHS. The NHS is at a crossroads, and under continued Tory control its future as a world-class, universal healthcare provider, free at the point of use, is at risk.
Owen will invest £60bn more in the NHS than the Tories and is calling for an immediate halt to Tory privatisation and the reversal of their catastrophic reorganisation.Owen will invest £60bn more in the NHS than the Tories and is calling for an immediate halt to Tory privatisation and the reversal of their catastrophic reorganisation.
At a time when accident and emergency departments are closing, junior doctors are striking to protect their patients and waiting times are soaring, the need for a Labour government has never been so clear.At a time when accident and emergency departments are closing, junior doctors are striking to protect their patients and waiting times are soaring, the need for a Labour government has never been so clear.
Despite savage Tory cuts to public services and the risk of a faltering economy post-Brexit, the Labour party under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership is languishing behind the Conservatives in poll after poll. Owen leads Jeremy among the electorate, with 62% of people thinking he would make a better prime minister compared with Jeremy’s 38% in a recent BMG poll. It is Owen who can form a Labour government and deliver the leadership that the NHS and the country desperately needs.Despite savage Tory cuts to public services and the risk of a faltering economy post-Brexit, the Labour party under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership is languishing behind the Conservatives in poll after poll. Owen leads Jeremy among the electorate, with 62% of people thinking he would make a better prime minister compared with Jeremy’s 38% in a recent BMG poll. It is Owen who can form a Labour government and deliver the leadership that the NHS and the country desperately needs.
It doesn’t matter how many thousands of supporters Jeremy addresses at rallies; if he cannot win over the millions of people who once saw Labour as their natural home, then the fate of our public services will be left to the Tories.It doesn’t matter how many thousands of supporters Jeremy addresses at rallies; if he cannot win over the millions of people who once saw Labour as their natural home, then the fate of our public services will be left to the Tories.
A Labour government is an essential step in providing the NHS with the resources and leadership it needs so we can deliver the world-class care that the people of the UK deserve.A Labour government is an essential step in providing the NHS with the resources and leadership it needs so we can deliver the world-class care that the people of the UK deserve.
Nothing less will do. That’s why we are backing Owen Smith.Dr Sarah Clark CT2 Medicine, London & Holborn and St Pancras CLP women’s officerDr Martin Edobor National chair, Young FabiansProf Liz Lightstone Professor of Renal Medicine, LondonDr Daniel McGuinness ST5 Nephrology, LondonMr Keith Seymour Consultant surgeon, NorthumberlandDr Reena Aggarwal ST6 Obstetrics & Gynaecology, LondonDr Ratesh Bajaj ST4 Cardiology, LondonDr David Jones Consultant intensivist and anaesthetist, Merthyr TydfilDr Thomas Oates NIHR clinical lecturer, LondonDr Zoe Kantor Neonatology SHO, LondonLindsay Gordon Community nurse, ReadingDr Lucy Bradbeer GP ST1, LondonRuth Hodson Theatre scrub nurse, north WalesKaren Cousins Retired specialist nurse practitioner, NorthumberlandDr Brian Morrissey ST1 Radiology, AberdeenDr Nicola West CT2 Medicine, LondonStephen Naulls Medical student, London & Cleethorpes CLP Youth OfficerDr Chloe Fairbairns FRCA, anaesthetic registrar, LeedsDr Alexander Scott Consultant in anaesthetics and intensive care, West YorkshireJenny Davies Specialist podiatrist, CardiffDavid Davies Occupational therapist, Merthyr TydfilJulie Wintrup Occupational therapist, NewburyDr Sarah Dickson ST1 ACCS, LondonDr Thomas Halstead GP ST1, West CambridgeshireAndy Hill Nurse assessor, BirminghamDr John Mullany ST3 Clinical Radiology, LiverpoolDr Neeraj Singh ST7 Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, EastbourneIvana Bartoletti NHS information professional, LondonMaria Coleman Renal Nurse, CardiffDr Thomas Fox ST6 Psychiatry, BromleySam Charlton Student nurse, PrestonDr Lynn Miller Consultant cardiologist, FifeDr Lucy Carter Clinical research fellow, OxfordNikki Williams Registered nurse, CottinghamBryan Neale Retired registered nurseAlexandros Onoufriadis Research fellow, LondonVasanthi Prathapan Clinical trials manager and research nurse, LondonSharon Jones NIHR BioResource co-ordinator, LondonDr Marc Osterdahl CT2 Medicine, LondonDr Jeff Unsworth ST6 Acute Medicine, LiverpoolJulie Goldie Senior nurse, LondonAnna Lynch Quality improvement nurse, LondonDr Michael Northend Haematology registrar, LondonDr Sophie Edwards Care of the elderly consultant, LondonDr Jane Roberts Consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist, LondonFelicia Olney Psychotherapist, LondonDr Sebastian Kraemer Consultant psychiatrist, LondonDr Prathap Pillai Respiratory Medicine, LondonRhanya Chaâbane Clinical trials practitioner, LondonTerry Baker Carer, UKBridget Langstaff Deputy regional manager, National Treatment Agency, PHEDr Justin Shute Psychiatry consultant, LondonPaola Di Meglio Senior investigator scientist, Francis Crick Institute, LondonDebbie Boyes Former registered nurse, BridportDr Ben Caplin Senior clinical lecturer and honorary consultant, LondonLewis Atkinson Surgery services manager, Tyne & WearMonika Temple Retired nurse and DOH civil servant, LondonDr Iain McCullagh Consultant anaesthetist and intensivist, NewcastleJoanne Barber Newly qualified nurse, Wigan, Wrightington & LeighDr Rachel Stanbrook CT2 Medicine, LeicesterCurtis McLellan Student occupational therapist, CoventryGillian Black Retired nurse and former director of community nursing services, LambethDr David Owen Consultant physician, LondonDr Mike Mclaughlin A&E registrar, LondonDr Andrew Stein Consultant in renal medicine, Coventry & RugbyDr Harriet Nerva Core medical trainee, CroydonJoseph Wright Senior IT manager, London Ambulance ServiceDr Sean Morris GP trainee, LondonLaura Drake Health visitor, BristolDr Tim Fallon Consultant ophthalmologist, LondonCandida Coghlan Research nurse, International Centre for Circulatory Health, LondonDr Peter Dilworth Retired GP, LiverpoolDr Harry Costello CT1 Psychiatry, LondonDr Sophie Nocton GP trainee, LondonDr Jane Young Consultant radiologist, London Nothing less will do. That’s why we are backing Owen Smith.Dr Sarah Clark CT2 Medicine, London & Holborn and St Pancras CLP women’s officerDr Martin Edobor National chair, Young FabiansProf Liz Lightstone Professor of Renal Medicine, LondonDr Daniel McGuinness ST5 Nephrology, LondonMr Keith Seymour Consultant surgeon, NorthumberlandDr Reena Aggarwal ST6 Obstetrics & Gynaecology, LondonDr Ratesh Bajaj ST4 Cardiology, LondonDr David Jones Consultant intensivist and anaesthetist, Merthyr TydfilDr Thomas Oates NIHR clinical lecturer, LondonDr Zoe Kantor Neonatology SHO, LondonLindsay Gordon Community nurse, ReadingDr Lucy Bradbeer GP ST1, LondonRuth Hodson Theatre scrub nurse, north WalesKaren Cousins Retired specialist nurse practitioner, NorthumberlandDr Brian Morrissey ST1 Radiology, AberdeenDr Nicola West CT2 Medicine, LondonStephen Naulls Medical student, London & Cleethorpes CLP Youth OfficerDr Chloe Fairbairns FRCA, anaesthetic registrar, LeedsDr Alexander Scott Consultant in anaesthetics and intensive care, West YorkshireJenny Davies Specialist podiatrist, CardiffDavid Davies Occupational therapist, Merthyr TydfilJulie Wintrup Occupational therapist, NewburyDr Sarah Dickson ST1 ACCS, LondonDr Thomas Halstead GP ST1, West CambridgeshireAndy Hill Nurse assessor, BirminghamDr John Mullany ST3 Clinical Radiology, LiverpoolDr Neeraj Singh ST7 Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, EastbourneIvana Bartoletti NHS information professional, LondonMaria Coleman Renal nurse, CardiffDr Thomas Fox ST6 Psychiatry, BromleySam Charlton Student nurse, PrestonDr Lynn Miller Consultant cardiologist, FifeDr Lucy Carter Clinical research fellow, OxfordNikki Williams Registered nurse, CottinghamBryan Neale Retired registered nurseAlexandros Onoufriadis Research fellow, LondonVasanthi Prathapan Clinical trials manager and research nurse, LondonSharon Jones NIHR BioResource co-ordinator, LondonDr Marc Osterdahl CT2 Medicine, LondonDr Jeff Unsworth ST6 Acute Medicine, LiverpoolJulie Goldie Senior nurse, LondonAnna Lynch Quality improvement nurse, LondonDr Michael Northend Haematology registrar, LondonDr Sophie Edwards Care of the elderly consultant, LondonDr Jane Roberts Consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist, LondonFelicia Olney Psychotherapist, LondonDr Sebastian Kraemer Consultant psychiatrist, LondonDr Prathap Pillai Respiratory Medicine, LondonRhanya Chaâbane Clinical trials practitioner, LondonTerry Baker Carer, UKBridget Langstaff Deputy regional manager, National Treatment Agency, PHEDr Justin Shute Psychiatry consultant, LondonPaola Di Meglio Senior investigator scientist, Francis Crick Institute, LondonDebbie Boyes Former registered nurse, BridportDr Ben Caplin Senior clinical lecturer and honorary consultant, LondonLewis Atkinson Surgery services manager, Tyne & WearMonika Temple Retired nurse and DOH civil servant, LondonDr Iain McCullagh Consultant anaesthetist and intensivist, NewcastleJoanne Barber Newly qualified nurse, Wigan, Wrightington & LeighDr Rachel Stanbrook CT2 Medicine, LeicesterCurtis McLellan Student occupational therapist, CoventryGillian Black Retired nurse and former director of community nursing services, LambethDr David Owen Consultant physician, LondonDr Mike Mclaughlin A&E registrar, LondonDr Andrew Stein Consultant in renal medicine, Coventry & RugbyDr Harriet Nerva Core medical trainee, CroydonJoseph Wright Senior IT manager, London Ambulance ServiceDr Sean Morris GP trainee, LondonLaura Drake Health visitor, BristolDr Tim Fallon Consultant ophthalmologist, LondonCandida Coghlan Research nurse, International Centre for Circulatory Health, LondonDr Peter Dilworth Retired GP, LiverpoolDr Harry Costello CT1 Psychiatry, LondonDr Sophie Nocton GP trainee, LondonDr Jane Young Consultant radiologist, London
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