The British Social Attitudes Survey has recorded record-low levels of satisfaction with health and social care services. Despite the problems, the King’s Fund and Nuffield Trust think-tanks, which analyse the survey, found no sign that...
In a relatively calm week for the NHS, unions took time out to consider a new pay offer from the government, which published a new health and social care cyber security strategy. And two trusts...
Jeremy Hunt’s first Budget came and went without mentioning public services. But think-tanks predicted the Chancellor would have to revisit NHS funding as inflation and workforce pay demands continue to eat into its financial settlement....
Ahead of next week’s Budget, the Health Service Journal reported that the NHS’ 2023-4 contracting round is likely to be particularly tough, with the first cut of integrated care system plans coming in at a...
The costs of NHS England’s merger with NHS Digital and Health Education England continued to mount as the health service braced for a disruptive, three-day strike by junior doctors. The Scottish Government published a health...
In England, a poll found that fewer than 8% of those questioned thought the government had the right policies in place for the NHS. In Scotland, the official auditor came to much the same conclusion,...
The Royal College of Nursing announced a major escalation of its strike action over pay and conditions, with plans for a 48-hour walk out leaving hospitals with only limited cover in March. The Commons’ health...
Strikes continued in the NHS in England, as further evidence emerged of the financial pressure that the service is under. The Health Service Journal reported that more than half of the £2.1 billion of national...
The DHSC and NHS England issued an urgent and emergency care recovery plan, which focused press attention on the potential of virtual wards. NHS Digital was formally merged into the NHS England transformation directorate, amid...
Health and social care secretary Steve Barclay told the House of Commons that his department is going to develop a Major Conditions Strategy to address the six conditions that cause around 60% of disability adjusted...
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