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January 2, 2021

Year of unparalleled pressure leaves exhausted doctors on the brink, says BMA

The Chancellor must deliver on his promise to "give the NHS whatever it needs", said the BMA council chair in his New Year message.
December 13, 2020

Nursing shortages pose risk to pandemic recovery, says Health Foundation

The number of learning disability nurses has fallen by 39 per cent since 2010.
December 9, 2020

RSA calls for a new deal for key workers

A new online sales tax on Amazon and a levy on PPE ‘pandemic profiteers’ could pay for the package, says the RSA.
December 4, 2020

Government urged not to outsource COVID-19 vaccination programme

The TUC says the design and delivery of the vaccination programme should be led by public health professionals not private contractors.
November 26, 2020

NAO report on the supply of PPE during the Covid-19 pandemic

The Department for Health and Social Care created a Parallel Supply Chain which made orders worth £7 billion by the end of May 2020.
November 18, 2020

Campaign to have Cygnus report published succeeds

Campaigners say the Secretary of State's claim that all of the exercise's relevant findings and recommendations have been 'actioned' remains unsubstantiated.
November 12, 2020

Human rights of Black people not equally protected, say Committee

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has been unable to adequately provide leadership and gain trust in tackling racial inequality in the protection and promotion of human rights, says the Joint Committee on Human Rights.
October 18, 2020

COVID-19 risks turning inequality fault lines into chasms, says CQC

The Care Quality Commission has called for a new deal for the care workforce, which develops clear career progression, secures the right skills for the sector, better recognises and values staff, invests in their training and supports appropriate professionalisation.
October 14, 2020

A fantasy Cabinet for a better reality

On top of its countless other failings, one of the features of our current government is an absence of fresh or original thinking.
October 9, 2020

No medals, badges or claps, just pay nurses fairly, says RCN leader

The leader of the UK’s nursing union has accused politicians of "hollow" clapping and letting down nursing staff after the first phase of the pandemic.