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NHS

Tory pledge to build 40 ‘new’ hospitals lies in tatters

Basit Mahmood
25 May, 2023 (2 weeks ago)

‘Another of Johnson’s lies in the 2019 election exposed’

Nurses strike

Caroline Lucas: The government’s attacks on the rights of nurses must be resisted

Caroline Lucas
16 May, 2023 (3 weeks ago)

‘The equal pay act was over half a century ago. Yet the Chancellor thinks he can get away with underpaying a predominantly female workforce’

NHS

Tories abandon pledge to hire 6,000 extra GPs

Basit Mahmood
10 May, 2023 (4 weeks ago)

Labour branded the abandoned pledged as “yet another broken promise”.

Ambulance

NHS spending over £1 million a week on private ambulances for 999 callouts, says UNISON

Basit Mahmood
17 April, 2023

Trusts are booking private emergency vehicles and crews up to a year in advance to be available to respond to emergency incidents

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Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week

Basit Mahmood
13 April, 2023

A roundup of news from progressive outlets…

NHS workers strike

Paul Nowak: We can end the Tory ‘doom loop’ of economic stagnation by investing in public services

Paul Nowak
5 April, 2023

‘Cuts have consequences – but so does investment.’

NHS workers strike

Public satisfaction with the NHS hits a 40-year low

Basit Mahmood
29 March, 2023

Over half (51 per cent) of respondents were dissatisfied with the NHS, the highest proportion since the survey began.

Care workers

Our last remaining local services are at risk. Social care reform could save them

Tim Littlewood
27 March, 2023

By addressing unmet needs, current users of social care, and their families, will live more dignified and fulfilling lives

doctors strike

Junior doctors on strike: ‘The situation is dire’

Hannah Davenport
14 March, 2023

Interview with junior doctors during three-day strike – ‘A lot of the NHS is run on good will’

Junior doctors strike

Junior doctors begin three-day strike

Basit Mahmood
13 March, 2023

The BMA says that newly qualified medics make £14.09 an hour, less than a barista in a coffee shop.

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