REVEALED: Why the Chancellor’s ‘no new PFI’ announcement is nothing but window-dressing
In 2027/28 there will still be 600 PFI schemes in operation – costing taxpayers almost £10bn a year.
NHS
Do we really own our health service? Inside the world of NHS estates
Ten ways to fix the mess in NHS property management.
The Tories are trying to pull a fast one on NHS privatisation – here’s how
The government is pushing a new consultation on how to turn NHS contracts into semi to fully private deals. Kane Shaw explains the dangers lurking behind ICPs.
How a new re-organisation could hand more of our NHS to privateers like Richard Branson
So-called Integrated Care Providers could tear chunks off our health service and put them in the hands of private companies.
Sub-co strike: How NHS bodies can dodge national pay rates
The NHS-owned company says it ‘can operate more competitively against private companies’. Workers appear to be paying the price.
How Tory plans for Brexit trade deals put our NHS at risk #CPC18
Jeremy Hunt’s push for free trade deals across the world is likely to open our NHS up to further private sector profiteering.
Back door privatisation? Union resists NHS trust moving staff to ‘arms length’ companies
There’s a risk staff will have worse terms and conditions.
Could an anti-Brexit Labour politician become Wales’ next First Minister?
Wales’ charismatic health minister, Vaughan Gething, is shaking up the Welsh Labour leadership race. Left Foot Forward spoke to him.
Here’s why a ‘no deal’ would be terrible for our NHS
This government’s acceptance that there might even be no resolution of the Brexit dilemma spells trouble to our public health service. Dr Louise Irvine explains.
“Stockpiling is not a plan”: Activists’ stunt shames government over hard Brexit risk to NHS
“Brexit has officially moved the dial from government incompetence to government negligence” in threatening our NHS with a no-deal departure.