Tag: London

‘Reports of discussions about a two-tier NHS in Scotland only make explicit what’s been clear for a long time: that across the UK, our public health service is being stripped away – and we need [...]

Factcheck 2 “The NHS is a funding ‘black hole’ – it never has enough” Sally Ruane is a member of Keep Our NHS Public Executive. She is Deputy Director of the Health Policy Research Unit [...]

‘The voice of nurses is the voice of the vulnerable, the voice of patients and the voice of social justice.’ Alison Leary, Nursing Professor Gay Lee RCN member Member of Lambeth Keep Our NHS Public [...]

It’s not even winter yet, but the NHS is already in a major beds crisis and bracing for the worst as Chancellor and new PM mull over the extent to more public spending cuts. John [...]

Outsourcing of services to for-profit companies in the NHS has been steadily increasing since the 2012 Health and Social Care Act. A recent study details the additional billions of pounds spent by NHS commissioners on [...]

‘If there are no staff left in the NHS, there is no NHS. The fight on pay is not just about bettering our own conditions but is directly linked to patient safety and preventing the [...]

“As a mental health professional who has worked in the NHS for over 10 years, I am unsurprised to find that a report by the BMA shows mental health services are failing disproportionately as compared [...]

The Tory Conference this year (2-5 October) highlights the weaknesses and dangers of this Truss-Kwarteng-Coffey Government. John Lister takes apart their statements and plans for the NHS as Coffey addresses the Tory faithful. The article [...]

Factcheck 1 “The NHS has been given lots of extra funding during the pandemic – it should now be able to live within its means.” There are many misconceptions about what’s wrong with our NHS. [...]

When we are subjected to ‘alternative facts’ by our own government, such as claims of ‘record’ numbers of doctors and nurses and investment in the NHS, one can be forgiven for misunderstanding the depth and [...]