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Labour Drops 'NHS Is Not For Sale' Wording For Manifesto
Labour Drops "NHS Is Not For Sale" Wording For Manifesto
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The Labour Party's decision not to include the statement “the NHS is not for sale” in its election manifesto, despite the line being in a pre-manifesto offer, has prompted concern on the left.
Government Announces Compensation For Infected Blood Victims To Start This Year
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Government Announces Compensation For Infected Blood Victims To Start This Year
Rishi Sunak Issues 'Unequivocal' Apology To Infected Blood Victims After Devastating Inquiry Concludes
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Rishi Sunak Issues "Unequivocal" Apology To Infected Blood Victims After Devastating Inquiry Concludes
Labour MP Says Justice For Infected Blood Victims Has Been Hindered By Ministerial 'Churn'
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Labour MP Says Justice For Infected Blood Victims Has Been Hindered By Ministerial "Churn"
Labour MP Calls For End To 'Postcode Lottery' For NHS Ear Care Services
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Labour MP Calls For End To "Postcode Lottery" For NHS Ear Care Services
MPs Argue Assisted Dying Law “Perpetuates Inequalities” In Landmark Debate
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MPs Argue Assisted Dying Law “Perpetuates Inequalities” In Landmark Debate
Assisted Dying Divide Persists Among MPs As Debate Gathers Pace
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Assisted Dying Divide Persists Among MPs As Debate Gathers Pace
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We need a heart disease action plan to end heartbreak for good Partner content
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By British Heart Foundation
We need a heart disease action plan to end heartbreak for good
“The Forgotten Majority”: Leading Charities Call for Action to Tackle Long-Term Conditions Partner content
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By AbbVie
“The Forgotten Majority”: Leading Charities Call for Action to Tackle Long-Term Conditions
The next UK government must ensure health, safety and wellbeing standards are upheld Partner content
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By British Safety Council
The next UK government must ensure health, safety and wellbeing standards are upheld
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New Cabinet Office Minister Says There Is 'Massive Waste' In How Local Councils Are Funded
New Cabinet Office Minister Says There Is "Massive Waste" In How Local Councils Are Funded
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Veteran Tory Wants Conservative Leadership Contests To Be More 'Transparent' To Stop 'Fibbing And Skulduggery'
Veteran Tory Wants Conservative Leadership Contests To Be More "Transparent" To Stop "Fibbing And Skulduggery"
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The Professor Will See You Now: On the role of an MP
The Professor Will See You Now: On the role of an MP
By Professor Philip Cowley
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MPs Argue Assisted Dying Law “Perpetuates Inequalities” In Landmark Debate
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MPs Argue Assisted Dying Law “Perpetuates Inequalities” In Landmark Debate
MPs from across the political divide have said the current law on assisted dying “perpetuates inequalities”, with some urging the government to bring forward a change to the law itself rather than leave it to Parliament.
Politicians Running The London Marathon Say It Makes Them 'Better MPs'
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Politicians Running The London Marathon Say It Makes Them "Better MPs"
MPs have said running makes them better at their jobs, as a record 20 MPs and peers from different parties will be taking part in the London Marathon today.
From surviving to thriving: the new care system putting patients' needs first
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By Baroness Finlay of Llandaff and Paul Twose
From surviving to thriving: the new care system putting patients' needs first
Recovery after intensive care can be a years-long challenge. Baroness Finlay of Llandaff and Paul Twose, a consultant therapist at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, chart one patient’s journey from ICU to playing rugby for Wales to show how a new care system puts patients’ needs at its heart
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Michael Gove Defends Levelling Up Funding On Rishi Sunak's Patch, New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern To Resign
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Michael Gove Defends Levelling Up Funding On Rishi Sunak's Patch, New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern To Resign
Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove has defended the decision to give long-awaited funding to a town in Rishi Sunak’s constituency.
NHS Nurses “Angry” At Health Secretary’s Claim That Pay Rises Could Cut Patient Care
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NHS Nurses “Angry” At Health Secretary’s Claim That Pay Rises Could Cut Patient Care
Striking NHS nurses have expressed their frustration at health secretary Steve Barclay’s suggestion that pay rises are “unaffordable” and that repurposing existing budgets to facilitate them would take money away from vital patient care.
We need a new strategy to tackle alcohol harm after over a decade of inaction
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By Dan Carden MP
We need a new strategy to tackle alcohol harm after over a decade of inaction
As a society, we have a complex relationship with alcohol. While we celebrate and normalise its consumption, we stay silent about its harm.
Labour Lays Into Ambulance Waiting Times, Inflation Falls Again, Nurses Begin Fresh Strike
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Labour Lays Into Ambulance Waiting Times, Inflation Falls Again, Nurses Begin Fresh Strike
Labour leader Keir Starmer has accused the prime minister of not taking responsibility for long ambulance waiting times in a heated session of Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs), as a new wave of NHS staff go on strike.
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By Medicines Discovery Catapult
Industry-First Cancer Screening Technology Boosted by Biomedical Grant Funding
Medicines Discovery Catapult and SMi secure funding to validate cancer biomarker technology.
Putting the spotlight on children with cancer Partner content
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By Great Ormond Street Hospital
Putting the spotlight on children with cancer
The word ‘cancer’ is one that nobody wants to hear, particularly in relation to a child. But for thousands of families across the UK, it is now their reality.
I’m a junior doctor – going on strike is the only way to save our NHS
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By Silan Fidan
I’m a junior doctor – going on strike is the only way to save our NHS
I am a junior doctor in the NHS working in a large hospital in central London. The conditions I am forced to work in goes against everything I swore in my oath upon qualifying. I feel deceived.
Keir Starmer Warns NHS Faces 'Managed Decline' Without 'All Sorts Of Reform'
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Keir Starmer Warns NHS Faces "Managed Decline" Without "All Sorts Of Reform"
Labour leader Keir Starmer has warned that the NHS must “reform or die” as he set out a sweeping range of reforms he would implement in the health service if he became prime minister.
Islands of isolation: The challenges of island living for dementia patients
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By Hamish Auskerry
Islands of isolation: The challenges of island living for dementia patients
Island living presents unique challenges for people living with dementia and their carers, as Hamish Auskerry and his family have discovered.
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By Advinia Health Care
Is a minimum fee for care much to ask if it saves the NHS?
Advinia Healthcare is a major provider of social care in UK with around 3,000 beds and 3,500 employees. Here, Sanjeev Kanoria, the company’s chairman, co-founder and group CEO, provides comment on how a higher minimum fee for care beds could save not only social care but the NHS too…

In the current economic climate, with rising inflation, there is a significant increase in interest, food, energy and staff costs.
Doctors Warn Strike Talks Must Address 'Full Pay Restoration' After Health Secretary Summit
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Doctors Warn Strike Talks Must Address "Full Pay Restoration" After Health Secretary Summit
Doctors have warned Health Secretary Steve Barclay that averting strikes from junior doctors means addressing "pay restoration" to historical levels, as the NHS continues to tackle the winter crisis.
Health Secretary Meeting With Doctors' Union To Avert Strikes Not Expected To Cover Pay
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Health Secretary Meeting With Doctors' Union To Avert Strikes Not Expected To Cover Pay
Health secretary Steve Barclay is set to meet doctors' union the British Medical Association for talks on Thursday as members are balloted for strike action, but discussions are not expected to cover pay, PoliticsHome understands.
The NHS I work in is a sinking ship – strike action is the only way we can save it
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By Dr Benjamin Janaway
The NHS I work in is a sinking ship – strike action is the only way we can save it
What would drive a doctor to strike? Negligence, ignorance, and abuse. I fear that your distance makes this easy. But the esteem of the high office does not absolve responsibility, and I have no intention of allowing it for the sake of politeness.
Why the new Health Secretary should prioritise tackling health inequalities Partner content
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By Sanofi
Why the new Health Secretary should prioritise tackling health inequalities
As the NHS faces another challenging winter the case for taking action to address disparities in respiratory care has never been more urgent.
Rishi Sunak Has NHS GP, Ambulance Workers On Strike, Brexit Crunch Talks In Northern Ireland
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Rishi Sunak Has NHS GP, Ambulance Workers On Strike, Brexit Crunch Talks In Northern Ireland
The Prime Minister has finally addressed questions over whether he uses the NHS or private healthcare, confirming that the answer is in fact both. He told Prime Ministers' Questions (PMQs) that he's seen private doctors “in the past” but is now registered with an NHS GP.
Treasury Is Unlikely To Come Up With More Money To Break Strike Deadlock
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Treasury Is Unlikely To Come Up With More Money To Break Strike Deadlock
The treasury does not plan to grant additional money to departments to fund public sector pay settlements, the possibility of which unions say are a condition of agreeing to negotiations that would end strikes, PoliticsHome understands.

Radical social care reform is vital if we are to solve the crisis in the NHS
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By Damian Green MP
Radical social care reform is vital if we are to solve the crisis in the NHS
One side-effect of the current enormous pressure on the NHS has been a recognition that if you do not fix social care you cannot fix the health service.
Anti-Strikes Bill In Parliament, Government Talks Fail To Avert Strikes, Conservative MP Suspended Over Lobbying
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Anti-Strikes Bill In Parliament, Government Talks Fail To Avert Strikes, Conservative MP Suspended Over Lobbying
A controversial bill to ensure further minimum levels of public sector services during strike action will have its first reading in Parliament today.
Why NHS Junior Doctors Are Considering Going On Strike
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Why NHS Junior Doctors Are Considering Going On Strike
Junior doctors in England are holding a ballot on industrial action that could see them walk out for 72 hours in March in the latest dispute over pay to hit the NHS workforce.
Local Leaders Doubt £200m For Temporary Social Care Beds Will Fix NHS Crisis
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Local Leaders Doubt £200m For Temporary Social Care Beds Will Fix NHS Crisis
The health secretary's plans to buy thousands of social care beds in an attempt to ease pressure on the NHS has been described as “piecemeal” by local government figures as a crisis continues to grip emergency care across the country
Radical long-term NHS reform is needed to fix the health and social care crisis
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By Lord Crisp
Radical long-term NHS reform is needed to fix the health and social care crisis
There are no quick and easy solutions to the health and care crisis. Important short-term actions are being taken but strategic longer-term reforms are also needed as well as clarity about the vision for the future.
Government In Talks With Unions, NHS Crisis Plans, Teachers Are Leaving Jobs
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Government In Talks With Unions, NHS Crisis Plans, Teachers Are Leaving Jobs
Leaders from a range of unions are meeting cabinet ministers today to discuss their positions ahead of further planned strikes across the health, education, and transport sectors.
Rishi Sunak Hints He Will Speak With Nurses About Pay In This Financial Year
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Rishi Sunak Hints He Will Speak With Nurses About Pay In This Financial Year
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suggested that negotiations may be on the table for nurses’ pay this year, with talks planned with unions from multiple sectors on Monday.
Nurses Want To 'Meet Halfway' On Pay, MPs Urged To Stay Out Of Prince Harry Revelations
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Nurses Want To "Meet Halfway" On Pay, MPs Urged To Stay Out Of Prince Harry Revelations
The head of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has asked Health Secretary Steve Barclay to “meet me halfway” on a nurses pay deal in order to end strikes, with industrial action in the NHS set to continue later this month.
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