Brain drain of psychologists, psychiatrists and nurses leaves NHS ‘weaker’, driving patients to seek care elsewhere

Major review calls for overhaul of system that is failing those who need it most

Medicines shortages have affected both the UK and the European Union over the past four years. Despite recent signs of stabilisation, a combination of price rises, global insecurity and tariff threats...

Failures in NHS maternity care have become all too well-known. Ahead of an action plan to address service failures, Sarah Scobie looks at three common explanations of what might be causing pressures…

With new Prime Minister Andy Burnham having pledged the “biggest rebalancing of power our country has ever seen”, it is clear that devolution will be a key theme under his leadership. As Mark Dayan an...

The Prime Minister’s commitment to reforming social care has become emphatically clear again this week. After he pledged a National Care Service that is free at the point of use, Camille Oung looks…

Scotland's 2018 GP contract set out to cut GP workload and narrow health inequalities. Eight years on, its central promises remain largely undelivered – not through lack of ambition, but because of…

The scheme would cover only a fifth of costs, leaving people to pay for bed and board despite receiving free personal care

The Prime Minister’s commitment to reforming social care has become emphatically clear again this week. After he pledged a National Care Service that is free at the point of use, Camille Oung looks at...

Natasha Curry responds to the Prime Minister's comments at the Labour Party Conference.

Scotland's 2018 GP contract set out to cut GP workload and narrow health inequalities. Eight years on, its central promises remain largely undelivered – not through lack of ambition, but because of…

Welfare has long been stereotyped as a working-class domain, but research shows affluent teenagers are quickly catching their deprived peers

In his first week as Prime Minister, Andy Burnham has already signalled his intent towards social care reform in England by saying that he wants it to “operate on the NHS principle”. With the politics...

With Wes Streeting moving on from his role as the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Mark Dayan looks back at his tenure and picks out the key lessons that his successor would do well to…

As new analysis this week compares the NHS that Labour inherited in 1997 with the health service in 2024 – both landmark years for the party after coming to power after a long time in opposition – Leo...

Experts say trend across England probably reflects swifter access to diagnoses as wealthier families go private Some of the most affluent areas of England have had the sharpest rises in the proportion of young people claiming disability benefits for ADHD and autism since the pandemic, according to new research. Claims for the personal independence payment (Pip) benefit for these health conditions were typically proportionally far higher in deprived areas with higher rates of poverty, low educational outcomes and insecure employment. Continue reading...

With NHS continuing health care (CHC) mirroring many of the problems facing social care, Rachel Hutchings argues that it must be central to any discussion about social care reform. The blog was…

As new analysis this week compares the NHS that Labour inherited in 1997 with the health service in 2024 – both landmark years for the party after coming to power after a long time in opposition –…

Exploring 15 jurisdictions across the world, this is the most detailed look to date at what the UK can learn from other countries as the UK and Scottish Parliaments debate bills to legalise assisted…

As new analysis this week compares the NHS that Labour inherited in 1997 with the health service in 2024 – both landmark years for the party after coming to power after a long time in opposition – Leo...

With NHS continuing health care (CHC) mirroring many of the problems facing social care, Rachel Hutchings argues that it must be central to any discussion about social care reform. The blog was origin...

This chapter compares Labour's NHS inheritance in 1997 and 2024, exploring the causes of rising and falling public satisfaction.

The "Martha's Rule for maternity services" was used just 13 times in a national pilot before being cited by government and adopted by ministers as a solution to the maternity crisis, HSJ can reveal.

The Health Bill involves historic changes in how patient data is used at the front line, and the largest restructure of the English NHS since 2012. This briefing presents our understanding of the…

Within the realm of news reporting on the NHS, accident and emergency (A&E) services are a particularly popular topic. Scrutiny on the service garners a lot ...

Pei Li Ng and Raj Mehta discuss the findings from a new NIHR RSET paper on embedding patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) across rapid evaluations. The authors state that meaningful…

Analysis of NHS data found a change in the law in March has achieved its aim of prioritising medics trained in the NHS over those who trained overseas