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In England, a National Health Service hospital's official report confirmed that Adrian Poulton, who had Down syndrome and was admitted… The post Brickbat: Starved in Plain Sight appeared first on Reason.com.

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NHS report: why higher pay for health workers could lead to a more efficient and effective system

A comprehensive review of the UK National Health Service’s performance has diagnosed the NHS as being in a “critical condition”. While also emphasising its strong “vital signs”, the report, by surgeon and former Labour minister Lord Darzi, certainly highlights many challenges.

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Brickbat: What a Nice Idea!

In the United Kingdom, a National Health Service survey found that 26 percent of people in Cheshire and Merseyside who tried to book a dental appointment in the last two years were unsuccessful, and 20 percent of Cheshire and Merseyside residents who did get to see a dentist rated the…

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Health at heart of UK general election: Conservatives, Labour vow to fix NHS

In the run-up to the UK's general election on July 4, the state of the country's National Health Service (NHS) is a key campaign theme. Satisfaction with the NHS is at its lowest in 40 years and the same is true of social care. Both the ruling Conservatives and the…

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Hospital Doctors In England Launch New Strike Ahead Of Election

Junior hospital doctors in England began a five-day strike on Thursday, a week before a general election in which the state of the publicly funded National Health Service is a major issue.

International Business Times

UK Election Picks Over 14 Years Of Conservative Rule

Fourteen years of Conservative party rule in the UK have seen Brexit, Covid, economic turmoil and political scandals, leaving many Britons worse off and disenchanted.

International Business Times

Five Battleground Issues In UK General Election

Britain is facing six weeks of political campaigning after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Wednesday that a general election will be held on July 4.

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Doctors in England begin their longest strike in NHS history

Hospital doctors in England on Wednesday began their longest strike in the 75-year history of Britain's National Health Service as they walked off the job for six days.

Radio France Internationale

Doctors in England begin a 3-day strike over pay at busy time of the year in National Health Service

Doctors in the early stages of their careers in England have started a 72-hour strike in their long-running dispute over pay levels

The Independent UK

Protester throws glitter at UK Labour Party leader as he makes a speech vowing national renewal

U.K. Labour Party leader Keir Starmer is delivering what amounts to a public job interview for the post of prime minister

The Independent UK

Massive measles outbreak may occur in UK

Current measles vaccine coverage is the lowest it's been in a decade, according to the National Health Service

Salon

The adorable new babies born on a very special birthday for the National Health Service

These adorable tots came into the world on a special day for the NHS.

Chronicle Live

As the NHS turns 75 we must fight like fury to defend it from Tory austerity

Record View warns that the future of our National Health Service is at stake if the Tories are allowed to continue wreaking havoc north and south of the border.

Daily Record

Windrush Day: How should we commemorate the generation’s arrival 75 years on?

The Windrush generation courageously came to Britain to take on skilled jobs. The Caribbean migrants, many of whom had served Britain during the war, worked in coal and iron production, kept public transport running by driving buses and trains, and staffed the newly established National Health Service.

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Reason

Brickbat: Our Little Secret

The British newspaper The Observer reports that National Health Service trusts have been sharing patient information with Facebook without the patients' permission and despite promises not to do so. The newspaper said it found a Meta Pixel tracking tool on the website of 20 trusts that logs the search terms…

The Independent UK

Nurses, paramedics reach pay deal to end England strikes

Leaders of unions representing hundreds of thousands of nurses, ambulance crews and other health care workers in England have reached a deal to resolve months of disruptive strikes for higher wages during a punishing cost-of-living crisis

Daily Mirror

Royle Family star pledges to join NHS picket line in passionate rant against government

Royle Family star Ricky Tomlinson appeared on Tuesday afternoon’s Loose Women episode and praised the work of the NHS from his personal experience

Daily Mirror

Campaigner Harry Leslie Smith was bridge to past - with warnings of ravaged NHS future

Harry Leslie Smith would have turned 100 this week and, as Ros Wynne-Jones writes, all of us who loved him miss his wisdom as Britain confronts one of the most challenging periods since his own childhood

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The Conversation

Emergency department crowding has gone beyond hallways onto ambulance ramps. Now there’s nowhere left to wait.

A hospital’s emergency department (ED) has long been considered the canary in the coal mine for the health-care system: when it’s congested, the whole hospital is congested.

The Independent UK

SNP leadership hopeful Humza Yousaf comes under fire over NHS record

The Scottish Health Secretary is running to replace Nicola Sturgeon as first minister and SNP leader – but was attacked by Tories and Labour.

Manchester Evening News

Patients well enough to leave hospital still taking up beds in 'challenging' month for hospital trust

One key issue facing the National Health Service currently is the inability to discharge patients.

France 24

Britain’s health workers stage biggest-ever walkout as pay negotiations hit stalemate

Tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance workers joined Britain’s largest-ever health sector strike on Monday – the latest walkout to cause disruption at the National Health Service. Public support for striking staff remains high, but negotiations with the government over pay increases have reached a stalemate.

Reuters

Workers stage largest strike in history of Britain's health service

Tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance service staff walked off the job on Monday in a pay dispute, putting further strain on Britain's state-run National Health Service with their largest ever strike.

Reason

Brickbat: Supply and Demand

Even as the National Health Service struggles with a shortage of doctors, the British government has ordered medical schools to hold to a previously announced cap and admit no more than 7,500 medical students this year. The cap was put in place to limit the cost of educating medical students.…

The Independent UK

Nurses and ambulance workers continue strikes in England and Wales

Future strikes are planned for February and March as unions urged ministers to negotiate on pay.

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