The UK is increasingly reliant on doctors and nurses from abroad
Nearly half of new nurses and two-thirds of doctors came from outside the UK last year.
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The health and social care leadership review is right that the service needs major change.
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Peter Thiel’s data company Palantir is poaching health service experts as it eyes a deal worth up to £1bn.
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“No coherent approach”: Charities react to lack of government strategy for the mental health of men and boys
The government has still not committed to a tailored approach for the male mental health crisis.
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Government to incinerate £4bn of PPE that can’t be used
MPs question the environmental impact of burning equipment and the awarding of PPE contracts during the pandemic.
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Some hospitals are spending more on PFI debt than they are on drugs
The health service is still on the hook for around £50bn in public finance initiative debt.
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Maternity services are failing women because of the colour of their skin
Systemic racism is at the heart of poor healthcare outcomes for black, Asian and mixed-ethnicity people.
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Levelling-up minister on social care gap: Councils “cannot rely on government funding forever”
Kemi Badenoch MP told a select committee that the government is investing the "right amount".
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