Bullying can’t hide performance failures
But while hospital beds clog up with thousands of patients who cannot be discharged for lack of services to support … Read more
NHS faces biggest actual cut in spending since 1970s – IFS
With an election looming, on past form NHS chiefs might have been expected to hold back on driving through ‘unpalatable’ … Read more
British Social Attitudes survey primes debate for the election
The British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey shows just how far satisfaction in the NHS has fallen – it is now … Read more
Action on social conditions needed to improve health inequalities
Tackling poverty and its negative effects on health should be as high a priority as addressing the NHS waiting lists, … Read more
How can Physician Associates best be used to improve NHS care?
There have been many calls for better access to GPs, but no clamour at all from patients to be able … Read more
Where is the money for crumbling hospitals?
Last week’s budget gave the NHS’s capital budget, used for infrastructure, a boost of £3.4 billion, but there is a … Read more
What did the budget deliver for the NHS?
The Spring Budget delivered by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt last week contained little for the NHS, and what was given is largely dependent … Read more
Labour plans for GP shakeup must avoid mistakes of the past
Proposals put forward by the Labour Party to develop a national network of ‘neighbourhood health centers’- should they win the … Read more
A&E situation worsens as hospital beds fill up
The Urgent and Emergency Care Situation Reports (Sitreps) published by NHS England show that for the week 12-18 February the average daily acute … Read more
Restoring the People’s NHS: Tony O’Sullivan
In the countdown to this year’s General Election, one thing is evident: the NHS will be one of the most … Read more