How Rishi Sunak is getting away with the NHS crisis
When 500 citizens are needlessly dying a week, you might reasonably think the situation demands immediate intervention.
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Huge majority of British voters reject GP charges
As the NHS struggles, exclusive polling shows Britons overwhelmingly oppose the idea of paying for appointments.
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Could the UK emulate New Zealand’s smoking ban?
Wes Streeting recently said he wanted to phase out smoking. What would that look like?
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Most Brits say it’s fine for Rishi Sunak to use private healthcare
The Prime Minister didn’t seem to know that, as exclusive polling shows, people wouldn’t mind him paying for care.
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I’m an ambulance worker – here’s the story of my shift from hell
Paramedics and 999 call handlers are striking in England and Wales. One reveals the reality of their working conditions, as…
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We rely on the NHS to be there for us in a crisis – but it is caught in a crisis of its own
Behind every 999 call is an understanding that someone will help when we are helpless – but that trust is…
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The SNP has no one but itself to blame for the Scottish NHS crisis
The hapless Scottish Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has come to resemble a man squashed by a falling piano.
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How an NHS doctor burns out
My practice is out of control. I lie awake at night worrying about how a mistake could result in a…
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Could overdose prevention centres tackle the UK’s drug death crisis?
OPCs have been proven to save lives – but they are yet to be introduced in this country.
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Nurses’ pay is lower in real terms than in 2010
As strikes approach, nurses’ pay is 2 per cent less than it was 12 years ago after accounting for inflation.
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Why is Wes Streeting challenging the BMA?
The shadow health secretary is trying to find a middle ground on the NHS.
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The worst of the pandemic may be past, but the NHS is struggling to recover
The total number of patients waiting for some form of investigation or specialist treatment has topped 7 million.
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Kate Lee’s Q&A: “People are surprised by how ruthlessly commercial I am”
The CEO of Alzheimer’s Society discusses working in the charity sector, and the appalling state of UK social care.
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The economic case for providing free school meals to more children
Expanding the scheme to families on Universal Credit would be a precisely targeted and effective intervention.
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Sick Britain: how economic inactivity has surged
A record 2.5 million people are not looking for work because they suffer from long-term sickness.
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NHS backlog tracker: How long are hospital waiting lists where you live?
The New Statesman tracks delays in NHS treatment in England by postcode.
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Over half of non-British care workers come from poorer countries
Analysis raises concerns that the sector has relied on overseas labour after Brexit.
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Why are Americans dying so early?
Captains of Silicon Valley may be investing in ways to live forever, but life expectancy for ordinary people in the…
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A message to the new health secretary: don’t scrap the health inequalities review
Steve Barclay should revive the nixed plans on tackling thealth disparities brought to light by the pandemic.
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Healthcare strikes not in the best interests of patients or NHS, says Wes Streeting
The shadow health secretary believes that strikes will not solve the “biggest crisis” in the health service’s history.
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