Urgent action needed for post-pandemic recovery
A new analysis shows that the NHS will be unable to get to grips with post-pandemic health challenges or make … Read more
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Fantasy and denial in under-funded NHS
Following a disastrous pandemic that has drastically cut back the capacity of NHS acute hospitals and piled added pressures and … Read more
New plan urgently needed to cope with surge in mental health problems
As the country entered lockdown three it is clear that covid has created a new wave of mental health problems, … Read more
Covid pressure on health visitors puts generation of babies at risk, charities say
The NSPCC and nine other early-years charities have warned that a generation of babies born during the Covid-19 pandemic may … Read more
NHS short of over £1bn for Covid second wave and onset of winter
The Guardian reports that the NHS has been given in excess of £1bn less than it needs to tackle the … Read more
Social care at breaking point in England after ‘lost decade’
A paper from the University of Birmingham has highlighted how policymakers’ failure to tackle chronically underfunded social care has resulted … Read more
CCGs caught short-changing mental health services
Several Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) have been found to have made false claims about how much they have spent on … Read more
NHS chiefs in standoff with Treasury over emergency £10bn
The Observer reports that negotiations over extra money for the NHS have hit an impasse, with both sides nowhere near … Read more
Austerity blamed for life expectancy stalling for first time in a century
Life expectancy has stalled for the first time in a century and has even reversed for some of the most … Read more
Immigration plan: No visas for low-skilled workers, the government says
Under the plan, low-skilled workers would not get visas under post- Brexit immigration rules. The government wants employers would “move … Read more