The Parliament Brief: extent of Covid PPE fraud should be in the “public domain”, say MPs
The Public Accounts Committee has said the procurement of unusable equipment during the pandemic was a “significant cost to the…
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The government is running before it can walk on NHS digital transformation
When doctors can barely log into their computers, why is the Chancellor focusing on artificial intelligence?
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Labour will need “to a find different way” to pay for £111m NHS dentistry reform
Preet Gill, the shadow public health minister, said that there are no plans for the party to U-turn on the…
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Jeremy Hunt must seize his chance to get the NHS back on track
For a healthier society, the government must commit to funding and support that can fix the health service.
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I’m a newly qualified nurse – the lack of support I receive is dangerous
Caring for patients on my own puts lives at risk – but what else can I do when there’s no…
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Future proofing the NHS
Prevention and innovation are key to ensuring the survival of the health service.
The government must not bow to industry pressure on smoking and vaping
Big Tobacco will try its hardest to prevent the ban on disposable vapes and the reduction of the legal smoking…
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Parkrun founder: “It’s everybody’s right to be active and healthy”
Paul Sinton-Hewitt on why running with other people is an under-rated form of medicine.
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The NHS backlog might have decreased but ambulance waiting times are still high
Although waiting lists for hospital treatment have reduced, access to emergency care is getting slower.
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What would a National Care Service look like?
Health and social care experts came together to discuss how a Labour government could transform the sector.
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How will data and advancements in technology impact the NHS?
At the New Statesman’s Future of Healthcare conference, policymakers discussed the role that new technological frontiers will bring to the…
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What are the key questions Labour needs to answer in 2024?
As we head into an election year, Keir Starmer still has to win over the electorate on a plethora of…
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The new immigration rules will pile more pressure onto unpaid carers
Harsher restrictions will only exacerbate conditions for the millions of people who provide unpaid care for their loved ones.
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Can Labour’s ten-year NHS plan revolutionise long-term healthcare?
A renewed focus on prevention will be crucial in helping individuals, society and the health service.
Exclusive: Half of Conservative councillors think the NHS has worsened since 2010
Forty-eight per cent of Tory local leaders say health services have deteriorated since their party came to power.
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Why we urgently need a social care workforce plan
The sector has a major staff retention problem – policymakers and providers must work together to ensure workforce security.
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Can Keir Starmer transform the sickness service?
To fix the NHS, Labour must prioritise prevention, retention and capacity issues, say healthcare policy experts.
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The problem with Jeremy Hunt’s pledge to get people “fit for work”
The Chancellor wants to push more sick people into being economically productive but offers little to make them well in…
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To save the NHS, the Chancellor should pay doctors properly
A fair-pay deal would stop the strikes and prevent doctors from leaving the profession.
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NHS funding is more urgent than tax breaks for the wealthy
The government should use its Autumn Statement to prioritise health for the many over help for the few.
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