Latest policy ideas on social care: up to the challenge?
The social care system in England is in a state of crisis. The sector is struggling to recruit and retain … Read more
Funding
NHS faces ‘double whammy’ as energy crisis bites
Health service leaders are pressing for extra government support, as the NHS faces up to the two-pronged impact of a … Read more
Worst-ever crisis set to get worse
The elephant in the room during much of the interminable and vacuous “debates” between Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak competing … Read more
Experts warn that the cost of living crisis will add strain to ‘creaking’ NHS
Healthcare professionals warn that the cost of living crisis will add further strain to an already imperilled NHS this autumn, … Read more
DIY dentistry on the rise as 90% of NHS practices not seeing new patients
The director of the Healthwatch England watchdog has warned that incidents of DIY dentistry, including people using superglue to stick … Read more
Charge for hospital stays to help fund NHS, says ex-health boss
Patients would be charged £8 a day when in hospital under proposals from a former health service boss to raise … Read more
Crisis in the NHS caused by Tory underfunding not Covid, say BMA
The BMA has drawn up a major dossier that refutes Sajid Javid’s claims that the pressures on the NHS were … Read more
NHS unions warn of industrial unrest over expected 3% pay rise
The government is likely to face a fresh outbreak of industrial unrest if, as expected, the government accepts a well-below … Read more
Cuts to hospital discharge programme fuel crisis
NHS England’s response to the new austerity embodied in Rishi Sunak’s spending review from last autumn has been to slash … Read more
New money insufficient to stop deficits and cuts
NHS England has belatedly come up with a promise of more money, which it claims would cover some of the … Read more