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The National Health Service is the publicly funded healthcare system in England, and one of the four National Health Service systems in the United Kingdom. Find here, the New Statesman’s latest comment and analysis on the NHS, including the government’s healthcare policy, the current crisis and the future of the NHS.
Prescription charges are making people sicker, research shows
Nearly a third of people who skipped medication because of NHS costs over the past year now have additional health…
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Lucy Easthope: “We are all disaster survivors now”
The leading expert on emergency planning and disaster recovery speaks about life after the pandemic.
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Now that I have cancer, how should I live?
Once a death sentence, my diagnosis has proved a weird limbo of scattered treatment and blurred identities.
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We risk losing “a generation of dentists”, says trade union chair
The British Dental Association told MPs that chronic sectoral neglect has led to severe workforce shortages in dentistry.
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How do we restore trust in the public sector?
Speaking at the New Statesman Future Generations conference, panellists discussed how to prevent young people from losing faith in crucial…
Why do the Conservatives keep stealing Labour’s fiscal policies?
After Jeremy Hunt’s Budget was littered with Labour’s ideas, Keir Starmer needs to be more radical to stand out.
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NHS leaders are concerned over lack of new funds in the Budget
It is thought unlikely the Chancellor will pledge more funding, and that will lead to parts of the health service…
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Steve Barclay brought a private healthcare lobbyist into government
Lionel Zetter continued to hold two roles in the private sector while working for Barclay in the Cabinet Office and…
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The other side of the gas and air maternity scandal
Amid the righteous distress of pregnant women, we mustn’t forget that midwives are women too.
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Labour ignores young women’s health at its peril
A new breakthrough in treatment for endometriosis provides a welcome opportunity for the opposition – if it recognises it.
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Allelujah is Alan Bennett’s ode to the NHS
His 2018 play, set in a Yorkshire geriatric ward, is now a starry movie – with a pandemic-focused final act.
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Wes Streeting: “NHS privatisation could not be further from my aims”
The shadow health secretary on the Labour left, trans rights and the case against outsourcing health services.
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NHS turns to AI to solve its “missed appointments” problem
The health service believes an algorithm can help cut waiting times. Experts are less certain it is the solution.
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The NHS workforce crisis could be solved by reforming medical training
The government is focused on recruiting consultants, but supporting the development of experienced doctors is also vital to filling vacancies.
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The Policy Ask with Tina Woods: “Digitalisation should not trump doctors’ expertise”
The preventative health expert on NHS bureaucracy, healthy ageing and what the UK could learn from Singapore.
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How to win a strike negotiation
As the government and nurses enter “intensive” discussions over pay, a trade union negotiator reveals how talks unfold.
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Focus on prevention to keep the NHS true to its soul
On the 75th anniversary of the UK’s national healthcare system, we must ensure it stays true to its founding ethos.
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The case for a four-day working week has never been stronger
Reduced hours on full pay would relieve a labour market overheated by high rates of quitting, early retirement and ill…
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The health crisis nobody is talking about
Less than a year after it was made, the government has broken its promise to address health inequalities.
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