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As the Parliamentary Labour Party’s choice of Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, and whoever he appoints as Health and Social Care…
ICB Watch · NW NHS workforce evidence EXPLAINER How can an NHS region be £500m in deficit only for it…
John Lister looks at the concrete proposals in Labour’s 10-year Capital Plan for the NHS After two years’ consideration, the…
As the Parliamentary Labour Party’s choice of Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, and whoever he appoints as Health and Social Care…
They are at it again. Almost two years after The Lowdown reported East London Foundation Trust (ELFT), one of the…
Lowdown investigators have continued their quest to establish how cash savings are being sought, and the implications for services across…
On June 1 patient-led campaign group Just Treatment, and social justice organisation, Global Justice Now (GJN) issued a legal challenge…
The Lowdown has, for some time, been asking questions about how plans to make savings have affected staff and services during 2025/6.…
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