NHS: Why a 3% pay rise might be the best unions can get
Void of trade union cooperation, and with the Covid exit-wave making industrial action difficult, a 3% pay rise may well be as good as it gets, writes Alex Maguire.
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Health and social care workers ‘appalled’ at exemption from self-isolation
From today, frontline NHS and social care staff in England won’t have to isolate after being pinged by the app
People’s Covid Inquiry: ‘The pandemic has uncovered a government unfit for purpose’
The inquiry has criticised the government’s delay in taking action against the spread of Covid-19 and cuts to the NHS.
Health and Care Bill means lucrative NHS contracts will be dished out ‘without competition’
“More companies could be given access to confidential patient information, with no clear protection for patient privacy.”
What is the Health and Care Bill, and how can Sajid Javid change it?
Richard Bourne explains what needs to stay and go in the upcoming Health and Care Bill, now that Hancock is out.
We’re marching at the People’s Assembly demonstration because there’s an alternative to nuclear weapons
‘It has never been more vital that we build the mass movement against nuclear weapons and for peace’.
Prof Prem Sikka: The government is relentlessly privatising the NHS
‘The NHS has been one of the greatest social achievements. Its existence, as known, is under threat.’
Minority communities have struggled to get fair health treatment for too long. The vaccine programme shows the way
The NHS has a long way to go in restoring trust among some minority communities, but the vaccine programme is a strong start, a Department of Health and Social Care adviser writes.
Doctor’s Note: Here’s why GPs are so angry about access to Primary Care post-Covid
General Practice has been a tale of disruption and change over the last year – and we need a solution says Dr Joe McManners.
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
