NHS
Richard Branson and Virgin are tightening their grip on the NHS. It’s time for MPs to investigate
There are lots of questions to answer surrounding Virgin Care's growing role in our health service, says Unite's national health officer Sarah Carpenter.
The NHS is referring fewer patients to private hospitals – good riddance
Fewer referrals from NHS hospitals to private ones is generally good news. But we should keep vigilant, National Health Action Party's Kane Shaw argues.
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.
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.