MPs set to vote on Govt’s manifesto-busting health and social care tax
A YouGov poll found voters are split in their views on the national insurance rise - but how will MPs respond?
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Pensioner in privatisation protest tells of NHS waiting list ‘limbo’
“I’m in a situation now where I desperately need a colonoscopy test, every day I’m left thinking could it be cancer? I’m also waiting for my doctor which is just as difficult, how do you see a doctor?," Mr Perks has asked.
Your move, Saj: Scotland permanently scraps hospital parking charges
Holyrood has struck deals with £35 million to buy out the car parks at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee and Glasgow Infirmary.
Thousands refused ‘life-changing’ NHS cannabis treatment
Multiple sclerosis patients are refused access to a legal cannabis treatment which could ease their symptoms, a charity said.
‘Some NHS trusts busier than ever’ as pressure on ambulance services ‘a particular concern’
This is concerning as this is the height of summer, how will NHS cope during winter?
NHS waiting list in England ‘could soar to 14 million next year’
Tory health secretary Sajid Javid previously said he was "shocked" at the waiting list getting worse.
NHS no longer rated best among rich countries’ healthcare systems
A US-based thinktank said delays in access to care after Covid was the main factor in the UK's decline.
NHS workers suffering ‘sinister tide’ of anti-vax abuse as lockdown ends
Gill Walton, chief executive of the Royal College of Midwives, was this week subjected to death threats likening her to Myra Hindley after she made a public call for pregnant women to get the jab.
Strike action on the cards as NHS pay rise branded ‘shambolic’ by unions
“This was the opportunity for Government to turn their clapping in to genuine recognition. Their response is paltry. They have failed spectacularly.”