Siobhain McDonagh: ‘Margaret’s mission is now mine. We must cure gliobastomas’
My sister, Margaret McDonagh, was an extraordinary woman – the youngest and the first ever female General Secretary…
Health
Can Labour hit home with childcare reform – or tap the NHS birthday love-in?
Good morning. Expect the NHS to dominate the headlines this week, as if you haven’t heard already, Wednesday…
‘GPs don’t want practices nationalised or privatised – but many want change’
A recent LabourList comment piece by Professor Kamila Hawthorne, chair of the Royal College of GPs, described Labour…
‘A National Care Service could be Labour’s legacy – like founding the NHS’
Thirteen years ago, in the dying days of the last Labour government, initial suggestions of a National Care…
Keir Starmer’s full health mission speech today: An NHS fit for the future
It’s fantastic to be here in Braintree, because 16 years ago, I got married here, just down the…
Keir Starmer’s health mission speech: We’ll hit NHS targets by 2030
Keir Starmer has pledged that a Labour government would meet waiting time targets for ambulances, A&E and hospital…
People are pulling their own teeth out — Labour must urgently fix NHS dentistry
The NHS is unquestionably the Labour Party’s greatest achievement. It is often said Labour succeeded in establishing the…
Dodds: Nurse strike a sign of “gross negligence” on part of Tory government
Anneliese Dodds has described the news that nurses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will strike for two…
The Conservatives have fallen short on women’s health at every opportunity
Under this government, women’s health has been consistently treated as an afterthought. Women’s voices have been at best…
Government proposals on NHS waiting times “not a serious plan”, TUC says
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has argued that the government’s proposal to fix NHS wait times is “not…
