Labour vow to train thousands more NHS staff
In front of delighted delegates, the Labour Party has profiled its response to the perilous workforce crisis in the NHS … Read more
Warnings and lessons from abroad
As the international money markets respond with a universal thumbs down to the extreme dose of neoliberalism unveiled in the … Read more
Weak Coffey plan won’t stimulate crumbling NHS
Therese Coffey’s much vaunted new plan for the NHS, ridiculously titled Our Plan For Patients is neither new nor a plan. It … Read more
70 organisations object to moves to “weaken” public health measures
Liz Truss’s plans for the UK’s anti-obesity strategy, which could see the axing of many measures to help reduce the … Read more
GPs slam new health secretary’s “Plan for Patients’
The new health secretary Therese Coffey’s new “Plan for Patients” under which patients should not have to wait more than … Read more
Waiting lists for routine hospital treatment in England break record
At the end of July, NHS England reported that the number of people in England waiting to start routine hospital … Read more
Latest policy ideas on social care: up to the challenge?
The social care system in England is in a state of crisis. The sector is struggling to recruit and retain … Read more
NHS faces ‘double whammy’ as energy crisis bites
Health service leaders are pressing for extra government support, as the NHS faces up to the two-pronged impact of a … Read more
Worst-ever crisis set to get worse
The elephant in the room during much of the interminable and vacuous “debates” between Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak competing … Read more
NHS vacancies in England at ‘staggering’ new high as almost 10% of posts empty
The number of posts lying vacant across the NHS in England has reached a “staggering” record high of 132,139 – almost 10% … Read more