An NHS for the whole person and whole community
In a recent Progress blog Andy Burnham set out how, under Labour, the NHS would …
Circle: Behind the Smoke and Mirrors
Neither Hinchingbrooke nor Circle are what they seem. The carefully created public image of Circle, …
Labour’s Health and Care Policy
Introduction The National Health Service is the Labour Party’s greatest achievement; an institution that embodies …
TTIP Procurement and our NHS
To avoid potential misunderstandings I am clear that anything that US Corporations might agree to …
Private provision of NHS services
A department of health spokesman told the BBC yesterday : “Use of the private sector …
Commission on the Future of Health and Social Care in England
The Barker Report is close in its general argument to the policy position of the …
Does a Spoonful of Sugar Help the Medicine Go Down?
Why fill our hospitals with vending machines and Costa coffee shops when we are fighting …
Campaign for Better Hospital Food
Robin Ireland, Chief Executive of the Health Equalities Group and a supporter of the Campaign …
Elitist Britain
Highlights from the report of the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission – a rare study of …
Why is Labour demonising the poor and widening social inequalities?
In a recent announcement about cutting youth unemployment benefits, Ed Miliband taps into prevailing public …
Patient safety in private hospitals
So much has been written and broadcast about terrible standards of care in some NHS …
Privatisation and Care homes
Any attempt to improve care of the elderly in private care homes will be utterly …