We can’t trust Palantir with our NHS data
Is this really the company we should be entrusting with our health service’s digital architecture?
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The National Health Service is the publicly funded healthcare system in England, and one of the four National Health Service systems in the United Kingdom. Find here, the New Statesman’s latest comment and analysis on the NHS, including the government’s healthcare policy, the current crisis and the future of the NHS.
The rise and rise of icky IVF ads
Fertility treatment has become a major market
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The doctors’ strike is about more than money
It is existential
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The meningitis outbreak and Britain’s long Covid problem
After the pandemic, we are too quick to panic
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Streeting’s maternity taskforce to start work next week
The group will form a national action plan to “tackle deep-rooted inequalities”
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Donna Ockenden to chair Leeds maternity investigation
The announcement is bittersweet for bereaved Sussex families still waiting for a review
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Inside the decision to pause the puberty blocker trial
The MHRA’s U-turn raises questions over regulatory process
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England’s maternity system “not working” for anyone, review says
Baroness Amos’ interim report reveals an overstretched and demoralised NHS workforce
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Bereaved Sussex families call for ‘unlimited’ maternity investigation
After a New Statesman and BBC investigation, more parents are speaking out
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England’s maternity scandal engulfs another NHS trust
Dozens of babies’ deaths might have been avoided. Their families are fighting for answers
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Should the NHS stop screening patients for cancer?
Some are subjected to unnecessary therapies, which can cause significant harm
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The NHS taboo could break
Wes Streeting is right to warn that the service’s future is in peril
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Wes Streeting: “I’m pretty frustrated”
The Health Secretary on Keir Starmer, Labour’s purpose, and his future
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Maternity review brands care “unacceptable” and “much worse” than anticipated
Baroness Amos has delivered her first reflections
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New puberty blocker trial approved for children, but questions remain
Puberty blockers for under-18s have been illegal in the UK since 2024
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Bereaved families’ fears over plans for national maternity taskforce
A bereaved parent described its make-up as “tokenistic and insulting”
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PMQs review: Labour briefing wars hand Kemi Badenoch an easy win
When the Prime Minister tried to insist his team was “united”, the House descended into chaos
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Britain’s next maternity scandal
A four-month investigation with Channel 4 News reveals harrowing failings at one of Britain’s most prestigious hospitals
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Wes Streeting grants families full inquiry into Leeds maternity care
The Health Secretary agreed to investigate after hearing of “repeated maternity failures”
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Bereaved families demand the government changes “perverse” scrutiny of stillbirths
The New Statesman has seen a letter sent to David Lammy arguing that the present coroner system creates cruel inconsistencies
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