CQC – Care Quality Report 2021/22
The report from the CQC released in October 2022, is that the health and care system is in gridlock and … Read more
Government forks out nearly £1 billion a year on agency nurses
New data released by NHS England reveals the NHS is being forced to pay private firms nearly £1 billion per year. … Read more
Nurses can leave ‘if they want to’ – they have already had a pay rise, says Thérèse Coffey
Thérèse Coffey doubled down on her previous comments rejecting any notion of an increased pay offer. The Health Secretary has … Read more
Record 7 million people awaiting hospital treatment
The number of people waiting for hospital treatment with the NHS in England topped 7 million for the first time in … Read more
Thérèse Coffey to drop smoking action plan, insiders say
The Guardian reports that ministers are expected to break a promise to announce an action plan to tackle smoking, in … Read more
Now NHS faces £20bn-plus budget gap
The Lowdown is running out of vocabulary to sum up the situation confronting the NHS, as each revelation on the … Read more
Right wing trying to drag NHS back to pre-war system
As the Tory conference gathered, one-time Brexit secretary David Davis became the latest mouthpiece for the hoary old argument for scrapping the … Read more
New dangers to NHS from think tank critics
The Truss government has set out its stall and political scientists have confirmed what is plain to see – that it … Read more
Study finds over 330,000 excess deaths in Great Britain linked to austerity
A study published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health has found there were 334,327 excess deaths beyond the … Read more
Patients set to suffer as primary care buckles
With GPs seemingly under fire from all sides – offered up as a diversionary punch-bag by some in the media … Read more