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PM urged to ‘come clean’ amid suggestions he is out of touch with millions who face long NHS waitsRishi Sunak has refused to say whether he uses private healthcare amid suggestions he is out of touch with millions of ordinary people who face long waiti…
Political disagreement about the role of the state, the expense of reform and our unwillingness to confront ageing are at the root of the problemA confidential No 10 memo on (not) reforming social care reads: “The prime minister agreed that this seemed…
Observer investigation finds a ‘two-tier’ health system emerging in England, with rapid access available to those able to payNHS trusts with record waiting lists are promoting “quick and easy” private healthcare services at their own hospitals, offerin…
Planned overhaul for GP surgeries puts party on collision course with British Medical AssociationWes Streeting has said a Labour government would “tear up the contract” with GPs, and could make family doctors salaried NHS employees.The shadow health se…
Prime minister hosts rare weekend meeting but Labour says patients deserve more than ‘talking shop’Rishi Sunak is holding emergency talks with NHS and care leaders in an attempt to tackle the winter healthcare crisis in England. The NHS Recovery Forum …
Industrial action on 23 January in England and Wales will coincide with strike by Unison membersMore than 2,600 additional ambulance workers plan to strike in late January over pay, the trade union Unite announced on Friday.Unite’s members will join co…
Waiting times for admission to A&E in last week of year likely to be highest recorded by the serviceMore than a quarter of ambulance patients in England waited more than an hour to be admitted to A&E in the last week of 2022, amid “one of the m…
Specialisms such as dentistry have shortages and EU exit still causes issues with medicines in Northern Ireland, thinktank findsNHS trusts in England have increased recruitment from low-income “red list” countries to make up for the post-Brexit loss of…
PM offers no hint he will compromise on pay offers as former cabinet minister says nurses key to dealing with NHS pressures. This live blog is now closedThe journalist interviewing Rishi Sunak this morning did not press Sunak on excess deaths because h…
Potential March stoppage could lead to further major disruption to hospitals and other servicesUK politics live – latest news updatesJunior doctors in England will go on strike for 72 hours in March in protest about pay if their forthcoming ballot prod…