GP appointment within 48 hours under a Labour government
NHS patients will be guaranteed a GP appointment within 48 hours under a Labour government.
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NHS funding increase needed as financial crisis looms
The NHS inevitably faces a ruinous financial crisis by 2015/16 unless it receives a significant financial injection, according to a new report.
Number of overdue smear tests rockets under coalition
360,000 more women are overdue cervical cancer screening compared to three years ago, as women struggle to book check-ups at their local GP surgery at convenient times.
Cameron doesn’t give ‘two hoots’ about Welsh NHS, says first minister
The Welsh first minister has claimed that David Cameron “doesn’t care two hoots about the NHS in Wales”.
4 things you should know about new NHS England chief Simon Stevens
The new head of NHS England, Simon Stevens, only started his job yesterday, but he is already facing criticism from unions over comments made by him about the role of private healthcare companies in the NHS. In a speech deliveredtest
Hospital parking charges should be abolished in England, too
Hospitals should be properly funded through general taxation, not propped up by a tax on the sick.
Tories pledge to end free prescriptions in Scotland
The Scottish Conservatives has called for free prescriptions to be abolished in order to finance an extra 1,000 new nurses and midwives north of the border.
The government has once again shown its contempt for NHS staff
Average NHS workers have had a 10 per cent real terms pay cut since this government came to power in 2010.
A final chance to defeat the hospital closure clause
The TUC is calling on MPs to oppose the government’s ill-thought out hospital closure clause.
Wales removes ‘treadmill of bureaucracy’ for GPs
Doctors’ leaders have welcomed changes being made to GP contracts in Wales which will reduce bureaucracy and improve access for patients to GP surgeries.