London mayoral candidates pledge to resist private takeover of GP practices
But Sadiq Khan hasn’t responded, campaigners say.
NHS
Mental health issues quadruple among NHS workers during Covid-19 – major study finds
The largest study to date into the effect of the pandemic on the mental health of healthcare workers reveals an alarming rise in stress, anxiety, and depression.
Doctor’s Note: How the Covid crisis became a mental health crisis – and what to do about it
Across the country, GPs are witnessing a surge in mental health issues. It’s time to deal with the root causes, writes Dr Joe McManners.
The NHS shows the way in approaches to climate change
The NHS is the model of how the state can democratise action on climate change.
REVEALED: UK is the world’s biggest producer of medical cannabis – but Brits can’t access it
Almost no NHS prescriptions for medical cannabis are being issued, despite the UK being the world’s biggest producer.
Doctor calls government actions ‘complete dereliction of duty’ at People’s Covid Inquiry
A consultant has attacked the government’s handling of PPE procurement during the pandemic
Doctor’s Note: It is the NHS that deserves the ‘Vaccine Bounce’
‘The NHS itself is almost perfectly designed for this task,’ says Dr Joe McManners
The Greens have joined calls to increase the NHS pay rise
At their conference, the Greens joined unions in demanding a 15 percent rise for all NHS health and care workers
Revealed: UK’s last-minute dash to deal with Brexit healthcare chaos
Shouldn’t they have got hiring a bit earlier?
Hundreds of health experts warn NHS is under threat through Tory trade plans
“Failure to exclude the NHS from trade deals may result in unavoidable and irreversible marketisation of the UK healthcare.”
