Public Services
The NHS – is it truly national?
The Nuffield Trust’s report into the state of the NHS since devolution has painted a picture of a health service that has fragmented across the four nations.
Future of US healthcare reform in doubt
Republican Scott Brown’s stunning victory in the Democratic stronghold of Massachusetts is a dramatic setback for President Obama’s plans for healthcare reform.
New arthritis drug could pave way for ‘medical apartheid’
A new drug to treat rheumatoid arthritis has been approved for use in Scotland but not in England and Wales, raising fears of a ‘medical apartheid’ in the UK.
More money planned for education in Wales
There will be a full-scale review of how education funding in Wales is allocated to schools, colleges & universities, the Welsh Education Minister has announced
Tory teacher plans will have little or no impact
David Cameron's education plans are practically the same as three years ago - and his headline measures on teacher training will make little or no impact.
Without league tables, pupil performance improvement is almost impossible to gauge
With the publication of the latest league tables, as usual, the NUT have welcomed impressive results, while the right-wing press bemoan "falling standards".