There are, according to the famous phrase “Lies, damn lies and statistics”, and the public is fed a diet of…
After New Labour’s third and final election victory in 2005, a new Health Secretary, Patricia Hewitt, lost no time in…
For the first time more than 50% of NHS patients referred for hip and knee replacement are being treated in…
The growing crisis in social care in England, and to some extent in the rest of the UK, can be…
Since the pandemic began early last year, NHS waiting lists – currently sitting at 5.6m, and growing by 150,000 a…
As the Health and Care Bill proceeds through the Committee stage, belated critiques and assessments have begun to appear flagging…
Mental health services are very unlikely to see any of the £15 billion in funding announced by the government in…
As the Health and Care Bill moves into the committee stage – where the detail of the bill will be…
From the time he took over as Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has been banging on about building new hospitals. He…
Flu vaccine and blood test tube shortages – along with a ‘new’ access improvement programme* – look set to further…