The NHS is wounded by internal market and inspection culture
Here is an alternative to our chronic impasse over the NHS (Report, 17 February): abolish the internal market, together with … Read more
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A&E in England had worst delays ever in January, leak suggests
A&E patients in England experienced the worst month of delays in January since a four-hour target was introduced 13 years … 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
GPs asked to come into hospital to discharge patients and take on care
NHS managers in the Midlands have put out an urgent call for GPs to go in to their local hospital … Read more
Junior doctors take contract fight to high court
Junior doctors in England have gone to the High Court to try to stop the government imposing a new contract. … Read more
Junior doctors suspend planned five-day strike in September
Junior doctors have called off the first of their planned series of five-day strikes after growing alarm from senior doctors … Read more
Junior doctors may desert NHS over contract, says union boss
The junior doctor at the heart of an escalating row over NHS strike action has warned that the imposition of … Read more
These leaks show Jeremy Hunt’s deception over the seven-day NHS – Rachel Clarke
It’s 4am. When your heart arrests and the emergency call goes out, what you really don’t want is a doctor … Read more
Seven-day NHS: Labour demands inquiry as leak reveals crisis warning
Labour is demanding an inquiry into revelations that senior civil servants fear the government’s push for a “truly seven-day NHS” … Read more
NHS England advises trusts to cancel operations this winter as system ‘buckles’
NHS England has told trusts to cancel routine operations and outpatient appointments to take strain off A&E departments this winter, … Read more