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
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Health unions criticise ‘miserly’ 3% NHS staff pay rise
Health unions have criticised the government for offering NHS staff in England a “miserly” 3% pay rise from April, despite … Read more
NHS cancer patients ‘missing out on basic information’
Cancer patients in England are missing out on basic information about their diseases because of staff shortages in the NHS, … Read more
£20.6billion NHS funding increase does not guarantee long-term plan success warns Health Foundation
A report by the Health Foundation points out that the £20.6 billion increase for NHS funding does not guarantee the … Read more
Health Secretary backs private firm profiting from patients who can’t get an NHS dentist.
EXCLUSIVE: Matt Hancock has thrown his weight behind MyDentist – an enterprise that targets areas with a shortage of NHS … Read more
Pharmacists facing ‘massive shortages’ in common medicines across UK, experts warn
Common medicines are in increasingly short supply according to reports from pharmacists who warn they are being forced to pay … Read more
NHS not sustainable and Theresa May’s £20.5bn funding pledge won’t fix it, NAO warns
The NHS is financially “unsustainable” and the government’s much-trumpeted 10-year plan is inadequate to rescue cancer, mental health and social care … Read more
New medical schools in under-doctored areas
Full Story on BBC News 20 March 2018 Five new medical schools are to be created in England as part … Read more
Fifth of prescribed antibiotics are unnecessary, study finds
GPs are fuelling the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance by wrongly giving antibiotics to one in five patients who has … Read more
Within 18 months, many GP practices have closed or merged in Devon
Full story at DevonLive 19 February 2018 Experts are blaming ‘chronic underfunding’ of the NHS after new figures have revealed … Read more