Jacky Davis
Dr Jacky Davis has been a consultant radiologist at Whittington Hospital London since 1981 with special interests in paediatrics, ultrasound and breast imaging.[1]
She is a member of the British Medical Association council, co-chair of the NHS Consultants Association, co-founder of Keep Our NHS Public and an executive member of the National Health Action party.
She was called as a witness by the House of Commons Health Committee enquiry into Top–up fees in the NHS in January 2009.[2]
She was very active in the campaign against the Health and Social Care Act 2012.[3] In particular she was vocal in the campaign against the BBC for failing, she claimed, to give sufficient exposure to the threat to the NHS.[4]
The book she edited, “NHS SOS” is described as "not for the faint-hearted. Whilst it does not describe the events directly leading up to the Health and Social Care Bill (2011) ultimately obtaining Royal Assent in a sensationalist way, the description is terrifying. The reader is carefully led through the evidence of what actually happened; how the introduction of a full-blown market into the National Health Service was carefully planned if somewhat haphazardly implemented".[5]
In March 2013 she appeared and spoke at the rally against the sale of part of Whittington Hospital.[6] She also spoke at a public meeting about the future of the hospital in September 2013.[7]
Books
- NHS SOS: How the NHS Was Betrayed and How We Can Save It, edited with Ray Tallis 2013
References
- ↑ "Jacky Davis". Whittington Healthcare. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ↑ Fourth Report of Session 2008–09 Top-up Fees. London: House of Commons Health Committee. 2009.
- ↑ "The radiologist: Interview with Dr Jacqueline Davis". Corporatewatch. 24 March 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ↑ "How the BBC Colluded with the Coalition to Kill the NHS". beyondclicktivism. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ↑ Rahman, Shibley. "Book review: "NHS SOS", ed. Prof Raymond Tallis and Dr Jacky Davis, Oneworld Publications (2013)". Socialist Health Association. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ↑ "Defiant protesters – and New Journal battle bus – make their way through the rain to send out a strong message over Whittington sell-off plans". Camden New Journal. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ↑ "MP warns Whittington over its treatment of NHS staff". Islington Tribune. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2014.