Accessible Information Standard
A long-awaited information standard was launched on July 3 by NHS England that will improve …
What is the NHS and what is it for?
It is probably no longer plausible to claim we have 48 hours, one week or …
Giving social care the priority it deserves
The social care crisis in Scotland is not given the priority it deserves, but there …
Referred pain in the care system
(or You do your job and I’ll do mine). The notion of referred pain, where …
A partnership model is needed to break down NHS defensiveness
When I attended the All-Party Parliamentary Health Group Meeting entitled ‘Patient complaint: a duty to listen and …
Health And Wellbeing For BME Communities
Britain’s Black communities experience poorer health along with access to health and social care compared …
Labour Leadership Poll
We asked our members who the Socialist Health Association should support in the leadership campaign. …
Inequality isn’t just bad for people at the bottom of the heap
Yet another study has just been published showing that the UK is one of the …
Paradise Regained and Paradise Lost?
The transfer in 2013 of significant public health responsibilities and funding for the over fives …
Race equality and mental health
Over the past several years there has been a growing political consensus and convergence by …
NHS Reinstatement – Back to the Future?
The SHA has not discussed the proposed NHS Reinstatement Bill but established SHA policy as …
DevoManc issues for ‘dementia friendly communities’
I spent a lot of time physically in Manchester, for one reason or another. As …