Public Services
Doctor’s Note: Poachers, gamekeepers and the health sector’s revolving door problem
There are many examples of public servants becoming private consultants, to the extent where it can be considered to be an established career path, argues Dr Joe McManners
Ed Davey MP: ‘Failure to offer carers recognition in the Queen’s speech unforgivable’
81% of carers are providing more care than they were at the start of the pandemic, 64% haven’t been able to take any breaks, and 44% say they are reaching breaking point.
Jim McMahon MP: How Labour mayors are reversing the blunder of bus privatisation
Next stop, public ownership? Labour figures are adopting the London model to overhaul England's beleaguered buses.
Urgent action is needed to save Britain’s social care system
Social care needs radical thinking, a large injection of government funding, and urgent reform.
NHS doctor: BAME people ‘almost discriminated against’ by virtual healthcare
Barriers such as missing phone numbers, lack of privacy and poor internet connection adversely affected medical care for some groups, says Dr Latifa Patel
London mayoral candidates pledge to resist private takeover of GP practices
But Sadiq Khan hasn't responded, campaigners say.