Sunak seeks powers to boost flagging private sector
According to a recent report in the (£paywalled) Times, Rishi Sunak’s so-called “elective recovery task force,” steered no doubt by its private sector … Read more
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Emergency Care Plan raises more questions
A new plan to rescue struggling NHS emergency services, pledging 800 ambulances, 5000 more hospital beds and bolstering community care has been … Read more
Going private is no workforce strategy
With no long-term NHS workforce strategy on the horizon, the government’s default policy on slashing elective waiting lists – pushing … Read more
Fresh attacks on NHS likely as Tories choose next PM
As the Tory leadership contest degenerates even further into a race to the far right in an effort to win … Read more
NHS staff must suffer real terms pay cut say Treasury
The chancellor’s spring statement, as feared, lacked any commitment to extra funding to enable an above-inflation increase in pay for … Read more
Chancellor ignores calls for help from the NHS
In his spring statement, the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has completely ignored calls from NHS organisations for extra funding to tackle … Read more
NHS told to cut £500m in spending
NHS England has been asked by the government to reduce core NHS funding by hundreds of millions of pounds in … Read more
Pressure on Sunak to see reality of NHS finances
The new government £5bn funding for the NHS announced on Monday, will only give the NHS half of what NHS … Read more