The NHS white paper: solutions for our health service or a major distraction?
‘The worst winter ever.’ ‘A&E targets missed every month.’ ‘Record number of patients waiting for operations.’ February 2021?…
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Ashworth challenges Hancock over timing of NHS reorganisation
Jonathan Ashworth has challenged Matt Hancock over the timing of his health and social care white paper planning…
Labour pushes government to prioritise vaccination of key workers
Labour has argued it is “reasonable” to ask the joint committee on vaccinations and immunisations to consider prioritising…
Be an ally, be a friend like Jill from It’s A Sin: HIV is everyone’s responsibility
I grew up in the 1980s with very little idea at the time about the devastation that was…
“A false choice between health and the economy” – Dodds’ LSE speech
Below is the full text of the speech delivered this afternoon by Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds to the…
Give staff paid time off to get vaccine, Rayner tells employers
Angela Rayner has called on employers to support the effort to immunise the population in the fight against…
Boris Johnson announces third national lockdown and U-turns on schools
Boris Johnson has U-turned on the reopening of schools, cancelled exams and announced that England will enter its…
Hancock announces three quarters of England will enter Tier 4 restrictions
Matt Hancock has announced that three quarters of England will be placed under Tier 4 coronavirus restrictions as…
The schools dilemma facing councils as Covid cases rise ahead of Christmas
Covid cases are doubling every seven days in some areas and the situation is particularly bad in London…
Keir Starmer calls for plan to roll out Covid vaccine “swiftly, safely and fairly”
Keir Starmer has called for the government to bring forward a “practical plan” for rolling out the coronavirus…
