Adult social care is under “significant financial pressure”
The National Audit Office has revealed that stalled plans and diverted funds have held back reform of the system.
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“Associate” medics were meant to assist doctors, not replace them
GP practices have been able to hire physician associates, and what they are allowed to do has gone under the…
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“The ‘nanny state’ has given us a lot of freedom,” says England’s leading public health director
Greg Fell on Rishi Sunak’s cigarette ban, redefining good health, and individual responsibility.
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Emergency care is a postcode lottery, MPs warn NHS England
The Public Accounts Committee has warned of stark regional variations in access to urgent health services.
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The NHS workforce may have grown but so have its vacancies
Despite staffing levels increasing over the past 13 years, the health service’s supply is not keeping up with demand.
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Labour’s overtime pay plan for doctors is welcome – but not sustainable
How can clinicians work longer hours when they are already exhausted?
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The 12 per cent: will the uptake in private healthcare help or hinder the NHS?
One in eight Britons are now paying for health services due to long waiting lists – what could this mean…
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The Research Brief: why we need billions for social care
Your weekly dose of policy thinking.
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How would a Labour government fix the NHS?
Wes Streeting, Preet Kaur Gill, Andrew Gwynne, Abena Oppong-Asare and Karin Smyth on creating a health service that is fit…
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Why streamlining digital services is key to solving the NHS productivity puzzle
The burden of transformation shouldn’t lie with NHS staff – the private sector can help to improve operational processes and…
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The government has failed on mental health – it’s up to Labour to fix it
The Conservatives have consistently let patients down and broken their promises on policy reform.
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It’s time to focus on the UK’s biggest killers
Tackling major diseases would help to create a more equal society.
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More than one in ten Brits need painkillers every day
Research shared exclusively with Spotlight shows the extent of the UK’s dependency on pain medication.
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It’s time to talk about psoriasis
We urgently need more dermatology specialists and a greater focus on skin conditions.
The Conservatives are bringing the culture war to the NHS
The Health Secretary’s conference speech focused on trans issues and union relations rather than waiting lists and staff shortages.
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The maternity unit is no place for a culture war
Britain’s maternity services are underfunded, understaffed and divided by an ideological battle over the best way to give birth.
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Regulating hospital managers is not the silver bullet to a safer NHS
Following the Lucy Letby murders, professional regulation is only one step towards improving accountability in our health service.
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The Research Brief: how our health and social care systems keep hospital beds full
Your weekly dose of policy thinking.
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To drive down rates of disease, we need to look beyond the NHS
The Major Conditions Strategy can only build a healthier society if it considers economic inequalities.
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Cancer targets mean nothing without the staff to deliver them
To meet NHS England’s benchmarks for faster diagnosis and treatment, we need proper workforce resourcing.
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