One in four social care staff leaving the profession every year
A new briefing from the Health Foundation has highlighted that the future workforce for the NHS and social care sector … Read more
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Greens vow funds to make NHS fighting fit for 21st century
The Green Party has pledged to put an end to the “pain of privatisation” in the NHS. Party co-leader Caroline … Read more
Terrifyingly, the NHS is about to get some of its money from hedge funds – this will be quantum leap in privatisation
Privatisation has long been held up as a panacea to the NHS’s problems. The first ‘PFI’ (Private Finance Initiative) schemes … Read more
Changing population means NHS faces real-terms funding cut this decade
Research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) reveals that real-terms DH spending will increase by 12% over the period … Read more
Are there 6,700 fewer mental health staff?
The claim: At least 6,700 mental health nurses and doctors have been cut from the NHS in England since 2010. … Read more
NHS hospital waiting lists to rise above five million in two years, leak suggests
The number of NHS patients waiting for hospital treatment could soar to more than five million in just two years’ … Read more
Nurses will see their pay ‘cut by 12% over a decade’
NHS workers will have had their pay cut by 12% by the end of the decade because of a government-imposed … Read more
Tories ‘relaxed’ about NHS crisis because they think election is won
The government is ‘relaxed’ about the crisis in general practice because it thinks Labour can’t win the general election, a … Read more
Public health cuts will lead to more sick people, report warns
More people will become ill as a direct result of the government cutting spending on public health, which will put … Read more
NHS ‘waving white flag’ as it axes 18-week waiting time operation target
Patients will face longer delays for operations after the NHS decided to shelve one of its most important waiting time … Read more