‘Community hospitals are a lifeline for coastal areas. Labour must protect them’
This summer, campaigners in the Cornish seaside town of St Ives saved their community hospital. Three years after…
Healthcare
‘The five missions are a transformational project Labour must unite around’
As I sat behind Keir Starmer when he announced his five missions for Britain, I felt a real…
‘NHS at 75: How Labour’s creation took decades to become a national treasure’
The seventy-fifth anniversary of the NHS this week will be marked by extensive commemorations. From a service in…
‘To secure the NHS for the next 75 years, Labour must start listening to staff’
As we approach the next general election, many people are wondering how Keir Starmer would approach the problems…
‘NHS strikes: Labour must stand with junior doctors and nurses’
Today, more strikes than ever before are shaking the National Health Service. The deep crisis in our society…
Australia is emulating New Labour on public services. Starmer must follow suit
Labour’s sister party in Australia delivered its budget earlier this month, its first since returning to power after…
Labour should trust GPs to do their job, not make us all salaried
Labour’s plan for progress in the NHS includes many laudable aims that the Royal College of GPs can…
Labour’s health mission: toward the right diagnosis but what about the treatment?
As a nation, we’re getting sick in all kinds of ways. Life expectancy gains have stalled, people are…
Starmer to commit to ending “dangerous” A&E waiting times
Keir Starmer is set to commit the next Labour government to ending “dangerous” accident and emergency waiting times…
Labour’s health mission must be radical – and much wider than the NHS
Wes Streeting’s speech to the King’s Fund represented a thoughtful intervention on primary care. The makings of an…
