The Kings Fund: The rise and decline of the NHS in England 2000–20
A paper from the Kings Fund former Chief Executive Chris Ham analyses how a major public service was allowed to … Read more
Funding
Tory ‘neglect’ blamed for 3.6m abandoned calls to NHS 111 in England
An analysis by the House of Commons Library, commissioned by the Liberal Democrats, has found that patients contacting NHS 111 … Read more
Chancellor leaves NHS with “unrealistic budget for the year ahead”
While the 2023 Spring Budget was good news for wealthy people adding to hefty pension pots, informed observers appear unanimous … Read more
Junior doctors blame health secretary for triggering strikes across England
The Guardian reports that Junior doctors’ leaders have blamed Steve Barclay for triggering their three-day strike this week by ignoring … Read more
Ten reasons why the NHS needs long-term rises in funding
10 evidence based reasons for sustained rises in NHS funding – More than expected, but half the sum needed, the Autumn … Read more
Call for review of prescription charges
With growing numbers of hard-pressed people in England failing to collect prescribed medicine because of the £9.35 per item cost, … Read more
To get NHS out of this hole – stop digging
In ten years from 2000 a decade of sustained investment by a New Labour government managed to repair much of the damage … Read more
Ways to raise the money the NHS needs
The government claims that to pay inflation-busting increases to public sector workers would cost an extra £28 billion: but BBC … Read more
Jeremy Hunt ‘accepts picture’ of NHS on brink of collapse
The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt has said he accepts “the picture that the NHS is on the brink of collapse” but warned … Read more
High risk strategy as NHS backlog bills keep growing
The bill for “backlog maintenance” in England’s crumbling NHS has more than doubled in the past six years to a massive … Read more