The social care system in England is in a state of crisis. The sector is struggling to recruit and retain…
Key points From 1 July new Integrated Care Systems will replace the existing local commissioners for health (CCGs) and take…
With elective care waiting lists at a record high of over 6 million, hospitals are working flat out to make…
Most GPs think of themselves as being part of the NHS, but officially they are classed as independent contractors. It…
The spread of the Covid-19 variant, Omicron, across the world, is a reminder that mass vaccination programmes have failed to…
The NHS’s vaccination programme to prevent cervical cancer, begun in 2008, is now leading to a dramatic reduction in cervical…
Mental health services are very unlikely to see any of the £15 billion in funding announced by the government in…
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) was set up by the last Labour administration, under the terms of the 2008 Health…
For the first 26 years of its life after it was launched on July 5 1948 the NHS was hardly…
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence or NICE was set up in 1999 and is perhaps best known…