Scale of NHS staff transfer to private sector revealed
The scale of the transfer of NHS nursing staff to independent sector providers in recent years has been revealed in … Read more
Charity nurses warn of ‘postcode lottery’ in specialist children’s care
Expert children’s nurses have highlighted wide variations in services and standards for children with complex health needs as the ground-breaking … Read more
NHS figures are bad, but the true underlying deficit may be even worse
NHS providers have reported colossal deficits. The scale of the cash crunch is unprecedented in the history of the health … Read more
Ambulance delays linked to 35 deaths in past five years
Thirty-five patients have died in the past five years after delays of up to six hours in an ambulance reaching … Read more
The junior doctors’ dispute is over – but the battle against the government to save the NHS is just beginning
The endgame is here. The NHS five year plan consists of massive cuts, devolution, asset and land sell-offs and closures: this is … Read more
Former NHS chiefs call for increased taxation to prop up the ailing health service
‘Since the financial crash, the NHS has had little or no growth. There isn’t a healthcare system in the developed world that … Read more
NHS crisis: After junior doctors, now GPs vote for ballot on taking strike action
GPs have voted overwhelmingly to be balloted on their willingness to take strike action, as family doctors warned that the … Read more
Why has the NHS deficit ballooned? One word: understaffing
Why are NHS finances in such a mess? The biggest reason is staffing – or, to be more precise, understaffing. … Read more
A failed firebreak – Anita Charlesworth
Life has few certainties, but it is beyond doubt that NHS providers were mired in a financial black hole during … Read more
NHS managers are being forced to lie to the public – Carol Ackroyd
This latest “Transformation” will kill the NHS if we let it. Local managers are being forced to slash NHS budgets … Read more