Underfunding of mental health services has cost thousands of lives
We should welcome the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health with cautious optimism
NHS
Privatising support services will not save the NHS
The Carter report refuses to acknowledge how crucial non-clinical services are to hospitals
Why a sugar tax is not the answer to Britain’s obesity problem
It is exercise that will fix Britain’s obesity – not an overcomplicated tax system
By taking on doctors and nurses, the government betrays its real agenda
Junior doctors’ strike shows the government picked the wrong enemy this time
Junior doctors’ strike is a just protest against government injustice
This dispute isn’t solely about money – any effort to paint it as such is dishonest
General practice is on the brink of crisis
Primary care provides 90 per cent of the consultations in the NHS yet only gets 8 per cent of the budget
A fifth of patients say GP opening times are not convenient
Patient satisfaction with GP access is declining
Comment: George Osborne has no idea what these cuts will mean to people
Expect cuts to public services and further slashing of support for the vulnerable
Why junior doctors are striking
Jeremy Hunt has taken his own electoral rhetoric and confused it for a policy
London’s NHS is in critical condition
Over the eight years of Johnson’s mayoralty, only three years have been covered by any kind of plan to tackle health inequalities