When will Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak get real about the NHS?
The health service is still in crisis, but the Tory leadership candidates seem more interested in eroding the NHS’s “free…
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Three vital numbers are missing from the Tory leadership contest
As Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss battle over tax cuts and earring prices, the NHS is collapsing.
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NHS workforce shortages may be even worse than official data suggests
The number of doctor vacancies may be 4,000 higher than thought and nursing vacancies 11,000 higher.
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Apps are not a replacement for GPs
In many areas there are not enough doctors to meet demand, and technology alone cannot solve the problem.
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Warm words on mental health are an insult to those left without treatment
Sanctimonious rhetoric from politicians and celebrities is no compensation for the desperate lack of funding available.
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NHS outsourcing linked to hundreds of preventable deaths
Researchers from Oxford University have found that increasing private NHS corresponds with more avoidable deaths.
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Cancer treatment waiting times have surged in England
In April 65 per cent of patients started cancer treatment within two months, down from over 85 per cent in…
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We didn’t do enough to understand vaccine sceptics, says Oxford inventor
Professor Sarah Gilbert says scientists need to work together on tackling hesitancy before the next pandemic.
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