Last winter In distressing scenes across the country patients waited in vain for ambulances, in hospital corridors and queued in…
The takeover of healthcare services by private equity funds is associated with a worse quality of care and higher costs,…
An international private equity firm has bought up a UK-based agency that employs NHS doctors and nurses outside their contracted…
The publication of the first-ever NHS long-term workforce plan in June 2023 received a mixed reception. There was relief that…
NHS@75
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In the week the NHS celebrates its 75th anniversary, the ONCA gallery in Brighton and Hove is exhibiting a Sussex-made…
Contributors: Sylvia Davidson, Paul Evans Key points In our view the evidence shows that, Charges impact upon the poorest the most They can deter people who need it from seeking medical help Charges need to be significant to cover the cost People in the UK use less healthcare and need to be encouraged to seek
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According to the latest NHS England overview, 16 of the 42 Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) failed to achieve their financial…
The (£ paywalled) Times has reported that one of the outcomes of Rishi Sunak’s controversial taskforce on boosting NHS contracts…
Nurses in Scotland are so overworked due to understaffing they have no time to report chronic staff shortages, according to…