NHS spending over £1 million a week on private ambulances for 999 callouts, says UNISON
Trusts are booking private emergency vehicles and crews up to a year in advance to be available to respond to emergency incidents
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Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
A roundup of news from progressive outlets…
Paul Nowak: We can end the Tory ‘doom loop’ of economic stagnation by investing in public services
‘Cuts have consequences – but so does investment.’
Public satisfaction with the NHS hits a 40-year low
Over half (51 per cent) of respondents were dissatisfied with the NHS, the highest proportion since the survey began.
Our last remaining local services are at risk. Social care reform could save them
By addressing unmet needs, current users of social care, and their families, will live more dignified and fulfilling lives
Junior doctors on strike: ‘The situation is dire’
Interview with junior doctors during three-day strike – ‘A lot of the NHS is run on good will’
Junior doctors begin three-day strike
The BMA says that newly qualified medics make £14.09 an hour, less than a barista in a coffee shop.
Bernie Sanders pleads with Brits: ‘Do not look at the American model of healthcare’
“Do not look at the American model, please do not. Build on what you have”
Why do the right hate everything that’s good about Britain?
Not content with taking us out of Europe, the anti-EU right-wing forces in Britain have set their sights on some of our most cherished institutions.
Labour left retains control of Socialist Health Association
The left wing group will still be running the socialist society’s committee