Government urged to stop property tax hikes for 1,249 NHS hospitals
The government is under growing pressure to stop a sharp increase in business rates for hospitals that threatens to increase … Read more
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National Insurance rise may solve NHS and social care crisis, says MP
National Insurance may need to rise to solve the crisis in the health and social care systems, says an influential … Read more
NHS doctors call on prime minister to increase spending
About 2,000 senior NHS doctors have written to Prime Minister Theresa May to urge her to increase spending on health … Read more
Fears of ‘two-tier NHS’ as GPs allow fee-paying patients to jump the queue
Family doctors in Bournemouth have set up the first private GP service at which people who pay up to £145 … Read more
Health tourism claims are a distraction from NHS’s real problems
We know of no good evidence that “health tourism” – individuals travelling to England solely to access NHS services – … Read more
Biggest headache for the NHS boss is his own plan
Who would be Simon Stevens? The job he takes such pride and purpose in has recently got a lot harder. … Read more
CCG cuts to smoking services will only exacerbate soaring care costs, says APPG
Smoking is costing local authorities and individuals an enormous £1.4bn in social care costs to cover the growing needs of … Read more
NHS spending per person will be cut next year, ministers confirm
The Government will cut the National Health Service’s budget per person in real terms next year, ministers have admitted in … Read more
How the ‘humanitarian’ crisis in the NHS is paving the way for private healthcare
It has been a calamitous winter inside the NHS. Last week, three people tragically died at Worcestershire Royal hospital with … Read more
Whipps Cross Hospital cancelled 28 operations in November during winter ‘crisis’
An A&E serving thousands of people across Wanstead and Woodford has been hit hard by what one charity executive dubbed … Read more