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The government has overseen years of NHS decline, say MPs
A new report from the Public Accounts Committee accuses the government of failing to act on NHS waiting times and…
Private hospitals offered to patients for free to tackle care crisis
The Health and Care Secretary will today outline plans to tackle NHS waiting times in a speech to the House…
Time for action on race equality in women’s health
In December, the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) published its Vision for the Women's Health Strategy. Tracey Bignall,…
Let’s keep the surgical hub momentum going
In 2021, the government made significant capital injections to develop surgical hubs across the country, maintaining this support in 2022…
Will merging the NHS increase the pace of digital change?
The latest reorganisation of the NHS poses major implications for digital innovation in the ; More organisational changes are on the horizon…
Can the UK become a global life sciences superpower?
The latest report from Public Policy Projects and IQVIA highlights a unique opportunity to propel UK life sciences and pharma…
What the budget means for hospitals
The Chancellor yesterday unveiled £8 billion per year in funding measures to tackle the growing backlog in patient care. An…
Failure to integrate services is widening health inequalities
A new report from think tank IPPR has revealed worrying implications for UK health inequality if the government’s health and…
Long awaited social care reform: is it enough for meaningful change?
On 7 September, Boris Johnson announced a new UK wide health and social care tax is to be introduced to pay…
We need targeted investment to tackle deep-rooted health inequalities
Disparities in the growth of waiting lists due to the pandemic highlight the importance of addressing unmet needs among certain ; The total NHS waiting list, one of three…