Still too many unknowns

Still too many unknowns

By Lee Peart 08 December 2025

Siva Anandaciva, director of policy, events and partnerships, The King’s Fund, gives his take on what the Autumn Budget means for health and social care

Chancellor urged to provide 'hope' for patients and NHS staff in Budget

By Liz Wells 24 November 2025

This week’s Budget must ‘give hope’ that the NHS can be turned around and deliver new investment in nursing to transform care of patients, the RCN says.

A bitter pill to swallow

By Lee Peart 24 November 2025

Ahead of the announcement of an expected pharma deal with the US in the Autumn Budget, chief policy analyst at the Nuffield Trust, Sally Gainsbury, warns there is a real danger the NHS budget is no...

Significant increase in number of households going without food

By Liz Wells 10 September 2025

More than 14.1 million people, including 3.8 million children, faced hunger in the UK last year because they didn’t have enough money for food, new research reveals.

Employer National Insurance rise could create 'perfect storm' for GPs

By Liz Wells 01 November 2024

GPs are calling on the government to protect them from the hike in National Insurance contributions from April next year, unveiled in last week's Budget, warning it could hit services for patients.

Autumn Budget likely to be 'helpful but no NHS game changer', says analyst

By Lee Peart 23 October 2024

A policy analyst has predicted next week’s Autumn Budget will be ‘helpful for the NHS but no game changer’.

Chancellor urged to boost public health grant by £1.4bn

By Lee Peart 08 October 2024

Directors of public health have written to the Government urging it to boost the public health grant by £1.4bn.

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RECRUITER: Leicestershire County Council

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