National Insurance increase for care funding unfair
After a weekend of torrid speculation, the PM has confirmed government plans to raise National Insurance for working people and … Read more
Funding
Johnson’s plan to build 40 hospitals yet to stand-up
From the time he took over as Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has been banging on about building new hospitals. He … Read more
Pressure on Sunak to see reality of NHS finances
The new government £5bn funding for the NHS announced on Monday, will only give the NHS half of what NHS … Read more
Millions unable to access mental health support
There are around 8 million people in England that are denied access to mental health services because they do not … Read more
Propaganda stepped up as new hospital schemes are stalled
Hospital trust chief executives are being told to exaggerate the scale of any new developments by describing any new unit … Read more
Silly season bid to sneak through new prescription charges
Ministers have marked the 73rd anniversary of their party voting against establishing the NHS to launch a surreptitious consultation on the … Read more
Maternity safety compromised in a third of NHS trusts
An increase in funding of £200-£350 million per year is urgently needed to resolve the problems of understaffing endemic in … Read more
New Health & Care Bill will gag local voices
A major loss of local accountability and control, coupled with a massive expansion of centralised powers, and the danger of … Read more
Sajid Javid appointment akin to ‘putting the fox in charge of the chicken coop’
Shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth has said the appointment of Sajid Javid as the new health secretary is akin to … Read more
Free prescriptions save money
New research from Canada has confirmed the point campaigners have been making for decades: that prescription charges deter or prevent … Read more