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Party leader denied accusations that his planned health reforms were not fundedUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has signalled that a Labour government would pump more funding into the NHS in England as he outlined his plans to make the hea…
Proposal is part of government’s plan to reduce waiting lists, but experts say choice is already available Patients waiting for NHS care will be encouraged to use the health service’s app to book their operation at a private hospital under government p…
British Medical Association to put government offer to hospital doctors, who had voted to take strike actionHospital doctors in Scotland have been offered a cumulative 14.5% pay rise in a fresh attempt by Scottish ministers to avert highly disruptive s…
PM has asked for further information before decided whether ethics adviser Sir Laurie Magnus will be asked to investigate Braverman. This blog is now closedTop Home Office mandarin knew of Braverman’s alleged speeding requestStarmer says Labour would z…
Staff are being promised up to £4,500 to take up – and stay in – hard-to-fill NHS jobsNurses in parts of England are being offered “golden hellos” of up to £4,500 to work in the NHS – and not quit – amid fierce competition for staff.As the government a…
Labour leader to outline vision for modernisation and announce targets for an election-winning administrationSir Keir Starmer is to warn that the NHS is “not sustainable” unless there are health reforms that “fix the fundamentals” and go beyond extra i…
Many are having to travel long distances to receive NHS help, despite a promise to end this ‘completely unacceptable’ practiceSome mental health patients in England are still having to travel more than 300 miles for hospital treatment two years after t…
Signs that NHS’s inability to offer prompt care is creating surge in people resorting to private carePatients are paying up to £550 an hour to see private GPs amid frustration at the delays many face getting an appointment with an NHS family doctor.Gro…
Jeremy Hunt’s freeze on allowances and thresholds will put a quarter of teachers and one-eighth of nurses in 40% income tax bracketOne in four teachers and one in eight nurses will be higher-rate taxpayers by 2027 as a result of the government’s record…
Exclusive: Sector’s staffing crisis will have knock-on effect on whole NHS system, warns healthcare leaderUK ministers must set out how to recruit and retain thousands more mental health nurses to plug the profession’s biggest staff shortage, healthcar…