A barrage of publicity surrounded the publication last week of the long-awaited report of Rishi Sunak’s 17-strong “taskforce” on elective…
The takeover of healthcare services by private equity funds is associated with a worse quality of care and higher costs,…
The NHS has seen a wave of strike action in 2022/23 – nurses, junior doctors, and most recently in July…
The publication of the first-ever NHS long-term workforce plan in June 2023 received a mixed reception. There was relief that…
The social care system in England does not meet the needs of the current population, and going forward it will…
Universality It began with one straightforward aim - to give everyone in our society access to high quality healthcare, no matter where you live and regardless of your ability to pay. For many people the NHS removed the uncertainty around being able to access healthcare during sickness. The start of the NHS in 1948 coincided
There has been a 35% increase in the number of people applying for help with healthcare expenses in just one…
The digital health company Babylon Health is set to withdraw from the New York Stock Exchange and become a private…