NHS waiting time targets to be scrapped, says Matt Hancock
Currently, the NHS aims to see patients attending A&E within four hours – a target which was set in 2004.
Public Services
NHS Trusts outsourcing pharmacies on huge scale due to perverse incentive
Bizarre VAT loophole means NHS Trusts are encouraged to hive off internal pharmacies to companies – putting the public service ethos at risk.
Are bus services being deliberately driven into the ground?
Have Tory cuts to local authorities hit buses now?
9,300 Met police staff cut under the Tories say GMB Union
Analysis of Home Office data by the union shows a ‘shocking’ reduction in support staff.
Student “fully backs” strike as university tutors demand better pay and working hours
Despite losing out on paid-for teaching, William Green is supportive of the action
The High Court’s decision to block the Royal Mail strike will be a short-lived victory for bosses
The CWU will be doing everything in our power to oppose the company’s industry destroying plans
Next government must protect people from hunger, says Trussell Trust
The Trussel Trust believes the increase in use of food banks can be pinned on the failure of the switch to Universal Credit.
Report offers up ‘practical’ solution to tax loopholes
If adopted, the policies would put an end to big multinational companies avoiding tax
£14 Billion ‘wasted’ by the government on ‘botched’ outsourcing
New report shows waste of at least £14 billion based on 52 investigations by independent bodies including the National Audit Office and Parliamentary Select Committees.
Mental health provision is in crisis. Solving it requires more than warm words
People are dying tragically and needlessly. Samantha Wathen reports from a recent crisis summit.