“Older and poorer” – the UK’s future? September 19, 2024 The Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, said last week that the UK risks becoming “a country with an NHS attached.” Coming from a Labour MP this constitutes admirable candour. The problem is, we’re long past that point already. The NHS is by far the biggest employer in the country (over two million people) with a budget [...]
Economic inactivity due to sickness could reach 4.3m, report warns September 17, 2024 The UK’s level of economic inactivity due to sickness could reach 4.3m by the end of this parliament, with an “unthinkable human and economic cost”, a health report has warned. A cross-party commission on health and prosperity, led by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), has published its findings on the future of Britain’s [...]
Are young people losing faith in the NHS? September 2, 2024 When it comes to private healthcare, young people are revealing a welcome preference for choice One of the most revealing moments in Labour’s policy-lite election campaign was when Keir Starmer insisted he would never use private healthcare for himself or a family member. For the Labour leader, the NHS is a matter of identity upon [...]
‘Further to go’: Junior doctors to vote on 22 per cent pay rise August 12, 2024 Junior doctors are set to vote on a proposed 22 per cent pay rise despite admitting there is “further to go” to achieve pay restoration.
Wes Streeting: NHS is now an ‘economic growth department’ in bid to address long-term sickness July 9, 2024 "This is no longer simply a project services department," he said. "This is an economic growth department. And the health of the nation and the health of the economy are inextricably linked."
Junior doctor talks to ‘start next week’ – Streeting July 6, 2024 Junior doctors in England will restart negotiations with the Government next week, the new Health and Social Care Secretary has announced.
We’ll use private healthcare to cut NHS waiting lists, Labour says June 4, 2024 Labour will use “spare capacity in the private sector” to reduce NHS waiting lists, Wes Streeting has said.
Labour warned promise to clear NHS backlog ‘highly stretching’ May 29, 2024 Labour have been warned their pledge to clear the NHS backlog within five years will prove “highly stretching” and “no easy feat” by economists and policy experts.
Economic performance under Labour and Conservative governments: a reckoning May 29, 2024 Voter apathy over the upcoming election is rational – history suggests the economic outcome will be broadly the same regardless of whether Labour or the Conservatives form the next government, says Paul Ormerod The election campaign has kicked off and already the air is thick with promises and counter-promises. Despite all the efforts of politicians [...]