Commentary by John Lister – After a week of belatedly showing some apparent concern at the high levels of deaths…
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One: Matt Hancock, Michael Gove and others have been travelling the country repeating the claim that the Johnson government has…
Matt Hancock may claim that the flawed “taper tax” on pensions affecting senior NHS consultants has been “scrapped immediately” –…
At the end of August health secretary Hancock loudly proclaimed a rise in the number of GPs, but this is…
The listeria sandwich scandal prompted even Health Secretary Matt Hancock to call publicly for NHS managers to end their dependence…
While Matt Hancock claims there will be no privatisation on his watch, his own Department for Health and Social Care…
Signs of dislocation and chaos continue in North West London after the flagship “Shaping a Healthier Future” project – which…
The campaign to reverse reactionary legislation stemming from Theresa May’s “hostile environment” to migrants has now gathered the support of…
Boris Johnson has questioned the use of what he calls “sin based taxes” to combat the national obesity crisis just days before ministers plan to extend the idea. So how will the front runner to become the next PM look after the nation’s health? Johnson says he wants to promote walking and other exercise instead