What if the NHS isn't actually broken?

By Liz Wells 11 November 2024

Principal consultant Aidan Rave believes the consensus that our health service is ‘broken’ is nothing more than a way to avoid difficult decisions.

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GP patients satisfied despite pressure on primary care, ONS reveals

GP patients satisfied despite pressure on primary care, ONS reveals

By Liz Wells 07 November 2024

More than 95% of adults that attempted to contact their GP practice in the 28 days to 9 October were successful, new data reveals.

NHS Providers reveals how trusts shift care upstream

By Lee Peart 31 October 2024

A new NHS Providers report reveals how NHS trusts are leading new approaches to ensure patients can get the care they need in the right place at the right time.

Crunching NHS numbers

28 October 2024

Michael Burton dips into the recent Institute for Fiscal Studies report on the forthcoming Budget to analyse its predictions for the NHS.

NHS 'running to stand still', says Nuffield Trust

By Lee Peart 25 October 2024

The chancellor will have to raise NHS spending by at least 3.6% in her Budget next week just to ‘stand still', new analysis has found.

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Many children and young people not getting support they need, says CQC

By Lee Peart 25 October 2024

Many children and young people are not currently getting the support they need posing them at risk of long-term mental and physical illness, the CQC has warned.

ONS figures reveal high mortality rates in large urban areas

By Lee Peart 17 October 2024

New ONS figures have shown higher mortality in large urban areas and among the most deprived.

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Rebalancing remuneration

By Liz Wells 14 October 2024

Delivering better public services may require reforming public sector pay, not just raising it, new research suggests

UK outspending other countries on health-related benefits

By Lee Peart 19 September 2024

The surge in health-related benefits spending in England and Wales has outstripped comparable countries, according to new analysis.

Replace NHS with social health insurance system, think-tank says

By Lee Peart 19 September 2024

A think-tank has called for the NHS to be replaced with a market-based social health insurance (SHI) system.

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Director of Public Health

£112k-£117k

Somerset£112k-£117k

RECRUITER: Somerset Council

Medical Administrator (Stromness Surgery)

Band 3 (£26,869 - £28,998)

Orkney, Orkney IslandsBand 3 (£26,869 - £28,998)

RECRUITER: NHS Orkney

Childrens Home Practitioner

£31,524 - £38,058

Greenwich, London (Greater)£31,524 - £38,058

RECRUITER: Royal Borough of Greenwich

frederica-diamanta

Director of Public Health

£112k-£117k

Somerset£112k-£117k

RECRUITER: Somerset Council

Medical Administrator (Stromness Surgery)

Band 3 (£26,869 - £28,998)

Orkney, Orkney IslandsBand 3 (£26,869 - £28,998)

RECRUITER: NHS Orkney

Childrens Home Practitioner

£31,524 - £38,058

Greenwich, London (Greater)£31,524 - £38,058

RECRUITER: Royal Borough of Greenwich