The Policy Ask with Joeli Brearley: “If you’re not happy and you dread going to work, then leave”
The founder of Pregnant Then Screwed on toxic workplaces, the need for universal free childcare and Stella Creasy.
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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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Hoorah for the John Lewis Christmas ad. At last, the spotlight is on kids in care
Children in care are in the biggest ad slot of the year and hopefully, eventually in the thoughts of the…
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Can anyone save the NHS?
Short-term sticking plasters rather than long-term healing may be too tempting for Rishi Sunak’s unpopular government.
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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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The Policy Ask with Philip Banfield: “Health is the responsibility of all government departments”
The chair of the British Medical Association UK council on the politics of healthcare and the virtues of Clement Attlee.
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Changing how we treat dementia
We must focus more on prevention and early diagnosis.
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“Kids are not commodities”: For-profit children’s homes provide poorer care
Children’s care homes run by private money-making operators have lower Ofsted ratings than those run by councils.
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The Policy Ask with Helen Walker: “I’d make caring the tenth protected characteristic”
The chief executive of Carers UK on benefits, the right to take unpaid leave and following gut instincts when hiring.
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I’m a care worker – I’ve had enough of being mistreated and underpaid
To end the social care crisis, we must value the vital job that carers do.
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The Conservatives have made childcare unavailable and unaffordable
Thousands of nurseries are closing while parents struggle with soaring prices.
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Clive Betts: “We need billions for adult social care”
Government should be under no illusions that it has fixed the care sector, says the chair of the Levelling Up…
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Why the Health and Social Care Bill won’t fix Britain’s care crisis
Caring for my dying father, I learned I wasn’t just nursing a man towards oblivion, but a socio-economic system.
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The care worker shortage requires urgent intervention, MPs told
Despite proposed social care reforms, carers are still in crisis.
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Why hasn’t Keir Starmer told us where Labour stands on social care?
After announcing many policies to little or no benefit in his first year in office, the Labour leader is now…
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Why the government’s social care proposals could backfire
Increasing the number of people who are eligible for state-funded residential care will draw more attention to a broken system.
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Why are old people in Britain dying before their time?
Mortality rates for elderly people are rising across the country. Initially, the authorities blamed merely cold weather.
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