NHS

Perhaps it is down to us taxpayers to ensure that the health service is fit for purpose

An anonymous doctor shares how an overwhelmed NHS is struggling to care for those at the end of their lives

The supply of drugs, including of antibiotics, is being squeezed

The Covid Inquiry is uncovering the chaotic way the government handled the pandemic and gambled with the country’s future

If we cannot find the courage to put the patient ahead of the guidelines, our healthcare system will do more harm harm than good

A clear plan from Labour on how to repair the damage the Tories have done to our mental health services will reap enormous political dividends

The government wants to give the impression that it has thought up a policy – but it hasn’t. Not really

An anonymous GP shares how best to deal with the end of life and why this evades Westminster's understanding

Another £40billion per year is needed to keep up with what others spend

Across Europe, only Turkey has a higher respiratory death rate than the UK, but the government doesn’t appear to care

Blocking motorways and trains only affects working people who can do nothing about the situation. And history has shown how little that actually accomplishes

Labour’s NHS Fit for the Future plan is not enough. We need more radical reform

The new "Workforce Plan” proposed for the health service shows that, even after all this time, politicians still don’t understand

King’s Fund report shows a service that overachieves despite neglect from government

With hundreds on urgent waiting lists, Britain’s health care system is failing elderly people

The German media can see the damage Brexit has done, even if the Europhobes can’t

One anonymous GP explains the often overlooked realities of their job

A bizarre encounter around a recently deceased patient made one doctor question how we define when death occurs

Mismanagement and serious underfunding are at the top of the list when it comes to the NHS's problems. But the community care route is not the solution

Sunak should take a look at the polls before berating Wales again

Making those who can afford it pay more is the logical first step to resolve the crisis at the heart of the NHS

When it comes to the NHS, it's time to start thinking about the future

An anonymous GP writes about their experience of the parlous state of the NHS – it is heartbreaking, exhausting and frustrating – and there is no solution in sight

The NHS could now do with the financial boost as promised on side of the Brexit bus seven years ago

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Successive UK governments have long realised that it is cheaper to import doctors than to train our own, but it raises serious moral and ethical questions

Earlier this year, MANDRAKE advised the shadow health secretary to pose some questions in the Commons about what a drain on resources Genomics England was. Yet, he never asked a single question

Can Britain have a grown-up conversation about its national health service?

If we want the NHS to be functional in 10 years time, we need to start having more honest conversations about the state of affairs