Nurses demand union leaders stand down in row over pay deal
With the NHS pay deal failing to deliver what it promised, thousands of nurses have lost faith in their union.
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There’s something rotten going on in the NHS – and you probably won’t have heard about it
People are desperate to balance the books and that’s leading to unacceptable behaviour.
Why it’s time for the Institute of Economic Affairs to be pulled off air
The BBC should ban think tanks from appearing on air unless they disclose their main sources of funding.
I can’t cheer Hunt’s departure. His replacement will be just as toxic to the NHS
Jeremy Hunt leaves the NHS in poorer condition than when he first took the post in 2012. But the new Health Secretary is possibly worse news, Dr Sonia Adesara writes.
Trump’s visit means bad news for British workers, consumers, and trade
Donald Trump is not the Brexit hero many make him to be. His trade policies are only about deregulation and profiteering.
Here are some heartwarming stories about the NHS on its 70th birthday
People are rushing to social media to wish the National Health Service a happy birthday and share the many ways in which the NHS saved their lives and those of their loved ones.
70 Years of NHS: The best birthday gift to the NHS is full renationalisation
In the third piece of our series, Dr Alex Scott-Samuel writes about celebrating the NHS 70th anniversary by supporting Labour’s plans for the health services.
70 Years of NHS: Privatisation is a race to the bottom, the NHS needs public investment
In the second piece of our series, Unite health officers Sarah Carpenter and Colenzo Jarrett-Thorpe write about mistrusting Tory plans and a NHS for the many, not in the hands of a few.
British doctors support the People’s Vote – here’s why
After the British Medical Association voted in support of a final say on the deal, Dr William Sapwell writes about how Brexit is a “major threat” to health services.
70 Years Of NHS: The Tories ran our health services down to privatise them next
In the first of a series celebrating the NHS 70th anniversary, Keep Our NHS Public campaigner Samantha Wathen explains how the Tories are hellbent on abolishing our “national religion”.