Sir Tony Blair has a plan to fix the NHS. On the service’s 75th anniversary, the prime minister from 1997 to 2007 argues for radical change to the health service of which he was once steward. Warning the NHS will “continue down a path of decline” without radical reforms, » Read More
Spending restraint in the NHS through the 2010s has not contributed to the health services’ current woes, the health secretary has insisted. Steve Barclay rejected the findings of a King’s Fund report from April, which said the NHS had “declined since 2010, as a result of much lower funding increases, » Read More
Today marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the NHS. It means 75 years ago today in 1948, Britain’s first majority Labour government, led by Clement Attlee, created a national health service as the cornerstone of its plans for a comprehensive welfare state. The National Health Service Act, » Read More
As the NHS turns 75, Dr Michael Devlin, Medical Defence Union (MDU) head of professional standards and liaison looks back at some key legal milestones and examines the challenges that lie ahead On 5th July this year, it will be 75 years since the NHS came into being. » Read More
A health minister has insisted the government cannot commit to accepting the pay recommendations of independent review bodies of public sector workers, saying tackling inflation must be the top priority. Helen Whately, the minister of state for social care, said the government “looks at” the recommendations of pay review bodies (PRB), » Read More
A “great deal” of progress has been made on the NHS backlog and the government’s plan to reduce waiting times is “working”, the health secretary has said. However, Steve Barclay did admit that the government had missed its target to eliminate 18-month waits. It comes as there are around 7.3 million people on NHS waiting
The shadow health secretary Wes Streeting has said he does not support the strike action scheduled to be taken by junior doctors in England next month. The British Medical Association has announced a 96-hour walkout between April 11-15 in their fight to get a 35% pay rise in England. » Read More
In a statement to the House of Commons, health secretary Sajid Javid championed the arrival of a modernised Mental Health Act which will bring legislation “into the 21st Century”. This long term plan will see mental health service investment “reach an extra £2.3 billion each year by 2023/24” Labour’s front bench and former prime minister…
MPs are debating NHS GP and dentist access and the increasing waiting lists in the UK. Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting labelled health secretary Sajid Javid’s record “rubbish”, blaming “Conservative underfunding” for “patients finding it impossible to book GP appointments”. Javid focused on the rail strikes which he told the House of Commons that Streeting…
New data has revealed just how under pressure the UK’s GPs are, with areas such as Portsmouth having just one doctor per 2,483 patients. Yet, even where it is easier… The post ‘Man up!’ urges health expert as it may be hard to see your doctor, but 65% of men avoid them anyway appeared first…
