Midwives like me have been warning maternity units are unsafe for years
We see the near misses that happen around us all the time; pray for our own trusts to be investigated,…
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The National Health Service is the publicly funded healthcare system in England, and one of the four National Health Service systems in the United Kingdom. Find here, the New Statesman’s latest comment and analysis on the NHS, including the government’s healthcare policy, the current crisis and the future of the NHS.
Henry Marsh confronts his mortality
As a neurosurgeon, Marsh was comfortable with death. But in his new memoir And Finally, he finds himself on the…
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“This is just not safe for anyone”: the NHS doctors at breaking point
Medics explain how relentless scrutiny and gruelling hours are driving them to leave the profession.
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Why do hospitals treat mothers like vessels?
NHS Lothian’s policy of only providing meals to breastfeeding mums is devoid of humanity.
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Amid NHS staff shortages, the UK reintroduces cap on medical students
The number of medicine and dentistry students will go down to pre-pandemic levels this year.
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Will prescriptions for walking and cycling improve public health?
A new GP pilot will have minimal impact without the right resources.
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When will Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak get real about the NHS?
The health service is still in crisis, but the Tory leadership candidates seem more interested in eroding the NHS’s “free…
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The Policy Ask with Richard Sloggett: “We don’t need more hospitals, we should modernise those we have”
The former Department for Health special adviser on community care, mental health and unethical food advertising.
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From drought to energy bills, inflation to the NHS, Britain is falling apart at the seams
In 2010 the Tories came to power under the slogan “We can’t go on like this”. This is the situation…
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NHS dental patients have been punished for long enough
Dentistry is not a nice-to-have, yet the government treats it as healthcare’s poor relation.
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Higher inflation spells danger for the UK’s public services
An extra £8.3bn will now be needed to maintain current public service spending levels.
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Why Babylon is scaling back its ambitions in the UK
Though increasingly popular with its cohort of younger patients, Babylon’s digital-first strategy appears to be in trouble.
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The cost-of-living crisis is pricing people out of breathing
Half a million people are having to choose between life-saving asthma medication and daily necessities like food and heating.
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Clive Betts: “We need billions for adult social care”
Government should be under no illusions that it has fixed the care sector, says the chair of the Levelling Up…
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We need reasoned debate on ECT, not polarisation
Media coverage pits those who want to ban electroconvulsive therapy against those who advocate for it.
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Could we treat obesity with a pill?
Zandy Forbes’s genetics company may have a new treatment for a condition that costs the NHS billions.
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Three vital numbers are missing from the Tory leadership contest
As Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss battle over tax cuts and earring prices, the NHS is collapsing.
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Why would anyone want to work for the NHS right now?
No one’s surprised by the shortage of doctors and nurses.
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GP patient satisfaction has plummeted in the past year, and here’s why
The proportion of people saying they had a good experience at the GP has fallen by 15 percentage points.
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NHS workforce shortages may be even worse than official data suggests
The number of doctor vacancies may be 4,000 higher than thought and nursing vacancies 11,000 higher.
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