Invest in care now!
Health Campaigns Together and Keep Our NHS Public, the two broadest-based campaigns in defence of the NHS in England, welcome the coordinated campaign in defence of health and social care services across Europe by the […]
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Contact tracing app useless until test and trace working
Since the Covid-19 app was finally launched three weeks ago it has been beset by glitches, inaccuracies and low download rates.Not only has the app come out months after similar mobile phone apps in other […]
A second national lockdown is necessary – but not sufficient
There is no government plan to control Covid For several weeks, it has been clear that the UK is entering a second wave of Covid-19 infections. Across all relevant measures – estimated and confirmed current […]
Yet another mess with Serco’s fingerprints on it
Serco gets everywhere. Since 2009 it has been involved in providing pathology services to two big London hospital trusts. Pathology services are mostly out of the sight of patients and the public but absolutely central to […]
When will the government start to care about care homes?
A total of 15,487 residential care and nursing homes are registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and have around 410 000 residents. Almost half of newly admitted residents come from hospitals. With the UK […]
We must end the social care crisis
Social care in this country is broken. 26% fewer people are supported in 2020 than in 2010, and local authority spending on social care has fallen by 49% in real terms despite soaring population and […]
BMA council chair slams Government for its Covid failures
Chaand Nagpaul, BMA council chair slammed the Government’s response to Covid in his speech to the BMA Annual Representatives Meeting 2020. https://youtu.be/8VmPBdSX9Nc
Whistleblowing law is a danger to patient safety and NHS staff
This article was written by Dr Minh Alexander, NHS whistleblower and former consultant psychiatrist.Whistleblowing is a vital, everyday activity that is part of good governance in all sectors. It is invaluable in safety critical areas […]
BOOK REVIEW: The COVID-19 Catastrophe by Richard Horton
Book review: Richard Horton – ‘The COVID-19 Catastrophe’. Polity Press; Cambridge, 2020 Richard Horton is Editor-in-Chief of the prestigious medical journal The Lancet, first published in 1823. In the preface to issue one, the founding […]
Johnson’s Covid incompetence will cost NHS staff dear
As government incompetence becomes more obvious by the day, so does the importance of the NHS and its workers. In July, the government announced a 3.1% public sector pay rise. After months of hyper-focus on […]