Demand for private counselling soars due to long NHS waiting lists
Full story in the Metro, 11 July 2018. Since 2016, the number of people booking private counselling sessions has increased … Read more
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A million older people ‘badly let down’ by lack of social care funding
The number of older people in England without social care support has hit a record high, with one in seven … Read more
Fears of future strain on NHS as councils slash health programmes
Full story in The Guardian, 8 July 2018 Hospitals will bear the brunt of “incredibly shortsighted” cuts to public health … Read more
A fair share for mental health has to be the NHS’s priority
Full story in The Guardian, 5 July 2018 The added disability from which our health system suffers is the isolation … Read more
The NHS saves my life every day – we must do everything we can to protect it
Full story in The Independent, 2 July 2018 Free at the point of need. That for me, as we debate … Read more
May’s extra cash for NHS is not enough, says spending watchdog
Full story in The Guardian, 1 July 2018 The NHS will require far greater financial support than the latest cash boost … Read more
‘Cuts leave scars’: thousands join protest over NHS funding
Full story in The Guardian, 30 June 2018 Tens of thousands of people have marched through London to mark the … Read more
Mental health services for the young is NHS’s ‘silent catastrophe’
Failings in treatment of children and young people with mental health problems is a “silent catastrophe” within the NHS and … Read more
Doctors living in fear of fatal mistakes due to NHS pressures, says BMA
Full story in The Telegraph, 25 June 2018 NHS doctors are living in fear of making life-threatening mistakes due to … Read more
NHS ‘run ragged’ by scandalous underfunding, warns BMA
Full story GP Online, 25 June 2018 The BMA has warned that scandalous underfunding of the NHS has left the … Read more