Cancer targets mean nothing without the staff to deliver them
To meet NHS England’s benchmarks for faster diagnosis and treatment, we need proper workforce resourcing.
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A hypochondriac learns to live with her body
Could being gently beaten with birch leaves allow me to sit with my bones, and stop looking up symptoms on…
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Former aide to Health Secretary called for the “full privatisation” of the NHS
Leon Emirali, who worked in Steve Barclay’s office, urged politicians to “rip the whole thing up and start again”.
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The NHS workforce crisis is holding back cancer diagnosis
As technology to detect cancer advances, staff shortages are curbing its potential.
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Keeping people healthy should be at the top of the political agenda
For decades, politicians have talked about preventing illness – now they need to do something about it.
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Hospitals are crumbling, and the impact on patients is immeasurable
At St Mary’s, we face collapsed ceilings and sewage leaks while staff time is wasted due to estate problems.
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Exclusion of pay in NHS workforce plan is “laughable”, says Adam Kay
As the government sets out its public sector pay deal, the former doctor told MPs that there is no clear…
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More than three-quarters of NHS staff have considered quitting
A new survey shows health service workers reporting extreme levels of stress, anxiety and burnout.
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Can apprenticeships solve the NHS workforce crisis?
Without proper planning, the commitment to expand medical training outside of traditional routes risks creating a two-tier system.
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Maternity services are in crisis – here’s how to fix them
Understaffing, workloads and a culture of blame are hurting maternity care, and these problems predate the pandemic.
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Why Britain needs a National Civic Service
Reweaving the social fabric would halt our atomisation, alienation and descent into authoritarianism.
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Can the NHS workforce plan rescue the health service?
Questions of politics and economics will influence the success or failure of Britain’s “national religion”.
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We have sleepwalked into a major gap in cancer care
As demand outstrips capacity, doctors face the moral injury of knowing that we can’t do the best for our patients.
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Labour anger grows over Wes Streeting’s media blitz
Party sources complain that the shadow health secretary was awarded 18 spots in the party’s publicity schedule to promote his…
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Letter of the week: Our carbon dependency
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“The NHS saved my life”: MPs and peers on the health service
To mark the NHS’s 75th anniversary, parliamentarians recount their experiences of receiving care.
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How to deliver healthier lives for the next 75 years
Innovation has improved longevity, but we must ensure nobody is left behind.
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Rosena Allin-Khan: “This is Tory Britain, where we examine patients in cupboards”
The shadow mental health minister on her double life as a doctor and politician, and Labour’s plans to fix the…
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“Outdated” IT and digital skills gap hinder NHS digital transformation, say MPs
New report reveals legacy tech is a barrier to progress for the health service.
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Ditching the NHS for a new model won’t fix healthcare
As the workforce plan is released, international comparisons highlight the best prescription for the health service.
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