NHSs for all? Why universal health coverage is key to improving health worldwide
The UN is in the motions of pushing for a global incarnation of universal health care and has the potential to rewrite the global framework for poverty.
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Watch: Balls mocks Osborne’s u-turning, on fuel duty, flood defences, regional pay…
Ed Balls poked fun at George Osborne’s many, many u-turns in his autumn statement response today.
Comment: “Worked to the limit and completely exhausted” – time to support our under-fire nurses
It’s time to support our overworked and underpaid nurses, who have come under fierce attack from the right wing in recent months.
UK Statistics Authority: Real terms NHS spending is down under the Tories
The UK Statistics Authority has contradicted Tory claims there has been a real terms rise in NHS spending – spending was lower in 2011-12 than in 2009-10.
Counting the cost of social problems
This week the Early Action Task Force released a report calling for greater understanding of the cost of social problems.
Join the fight to save lives and Save Lewisham hospital
Jos Bell explains why we must to save Lewisham Hospital from being a victim of the coaltion’s NHS shake-up.
Watch: Miliband and Cameron clash over NHS at PMQs
Ed Miliband and David Cameron clash on the NHS, PMQs, 21/11/12.
Post-Colonial arrogance: UK refuses to aid India in equitable growth
The government’s decision to stop aid to India is the latest instalment in a history of ignoring India.
The example of Gloucestershire shows how Tory policies are damaging the NHS
A landmark case in Gloucestershire illustrates how short-sighted government policies have damaged the NHS.
Survival rates for the rarer cancers continue to trail behind
Statistics released yesterday show an overall increase cancer survival rates over recent years – yet for the rarer cancers, survival rates remain low.