Miliband announces plans for emergency nursing recruitment drive as part of “NHS Rescue Plan”
Ed Miliband is set to announce Labour’s “NHS Rescue Plan” – starting with an emergency recruitment drive designed…
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Jo Brand stars in Labour’s latest party election broadcast
Comedian, Labour supporter – and former nurse – Jo Brand stars in Labour’s latest Party Election Broadcast that…
The expertise of our tech sector could be a huge win for our NHS
In the maelstrom of an election we hear a lot about the future of the NHS and I…
Our Friends Electric
As a shadow health minister, runner, fell walker and Type-1 diabetic I’ve undertaken much study of the emerging…
Miliband announces “profit-cap” to curb private sector profiteering in the NHS
Ed Miliband today announced that a Labour government would award fewer NHS contracts, and introduce a “profit cap”…
Why Labour should welcome health devolution to Manchester
This week’s surprise announcement from George Osborne that £6 billion of health and care spending would be devolved to…
Are Burnham and council leaders at loggerheads over NHS devolution deal?
Last night we reported that Andy Burnham, Shadow Health Secretary and MP for Leith, was opposed to plans…
On seven major election issues, the message is clear: people trust Labour more
On housing, standing up to big business, education, the cost of living, health, family finances and making sure…
The continuing adventures of New Labour ministers who are living in the past
Last week I warned that some of Labour’s senior figures from the New Labour era were “living in…
Welsh Labour will spend Mansion Tax proceeds on 1,000 health professionals
At Labour conference this year Ed Miliband announced that under Labour the Mansion Tax (alongside a crackdown on…
