Industry and pharmaceutics, by Marco Boschetti
We translated the introduction to an interesting book on the pharmaceutical industry
Vital Signs no.2
If you are interested in helping with the distribution of the hardcopy, give us a shout: vitalsignsmag@proton
What do we mean by ‘a new society’?
The subtitle of this magazine is ‘The struggle for a new society’
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
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
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
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
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
Account of a working class patient who had cancer surgery and treatment in Bristol
We need to foster new relationships of solidarity between health workers and patients that doesn’t reduce patients to objects or clients
Book review: Critical – Why the NHS is being betrayed and how we can fight for it
‘Critical’ provides us with good material for discussion, which we can use to engage in a series of interviews with doctors and other health workers