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The Policy Ask with Philip Banfield: “Health is the responsibility of all government departments”
The chair of the British Medical Association UK council on the politics of healthcare and the virtues of Clement Attlee.
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The chair of the British Medical Association UK council on the politics of healthcare and the virtues of Clement Attlee.
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BySteve Barclay takes over at a time of record-breaking waiting lists and major NHS reform.
ByThe 2019 Tory manifesto promises of extra NHS and school funding now read like a joke.
ByColder temperatures, increased socialising, waning immunity and Omicron subvariants are all causing a coronavirus increase in the UK.
ByThe Health and Social Care Committee has published a report calling for urgent reform.
ByOne in ten women are leaving the workplace because of a lack of support.
ByThe PM has hinted at a rethink of her predecessor’s policy commitments. As parliament returns, which are at risk?
ByThe former health secretary is to become the new Chancellor of the Exchequer.
ByThe chief executive of Cancer Research UK on self-confidence, the workforce crisis and the 10-year cancer plan.
ByFor those who suffer with lung conditions, price hikes could bring a public health crisis.
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ByWhy the government must fundamentally rethink its vision for our ageing society.
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ByMedics explain how relentless scrutiny and gruelling hours are driving them to leave the profession.
ByNHS Lothian’s policy of only providing meals to breastfeeding mums is devoid of humanity.
ByThe number of medicine and dentistry students will go down to pre-pandemic levels this year.
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