The report, entitled ‘Back to Black’, which was uncovered by TalkTV, also proposed cuts to the pensions, education and communities budgets as part of push to shrink the size of the state under the then Labour government.
As Rishi Sunak plans to charge NHS patients £10 for ‘no shows’, reports show growing disparity in access to healthcare and rising health inequality across the UK.
“Charging patients for missed appointments would not only undermine the essential trust between doctor and patient, but ultimately threaten the fundamental principle that the NHS delivers free care at the point of need, for all.”
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Let’s return to Aneurin Bevan who also famously said that “the NHS will last as long as there are folk left with the faith to fight for it.”
A new study from the Lancet shows that deaths from treatable causes have risen in line with increased privatisation spending in the NHS.
Nurses who face a shocking real terms pay cut this year of £1,600, are being forced to use food banks to feed families.
“24 hours in A&E used to be a TV programme,” he said. “Now it’s the Government’s policy”.
There have been hundreds of adverts for private medical companies published on Facebook so far in 2022 targeting users in the UK.
75% of stories that appeared in the Daily Mail with NHS in their title over the past month were found to be negative.
