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The U.K.’s Government-Run Healthcare Service Is in Crisis

(4 days ago) WebFeb. 6, 2023 10:35 am ET. Text. For more than a decade, the British government has run its National Health Service, the world’s largest government-run healthcare system, on …

https://www.wsj.com/articles/nhs-uk-national-health-service-strike-costs-11675693883

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Decaying hospitals highlight government failure to invest in the NHS

(3 days ago) WebAlarmingly, more than half of those on the “to do” list are classed as high or significant risk. That is why the government’s New Hospital Programme (NHP), unveiled …

https://www.ft.com/content/3add9160-2aa5-461c-a6c9-e8e007c2bc28

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Public health is in crisis, but it can be fixed The BMJ

(Just Now) WebPublic health has been undermined by the UK government and we must respond by strengthening policy and leadership, say David J Hunter and colleagues …

https://www.bmj.com/content/384/bmj.q760

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U.K. ambulance service struggles in winter healthcare crisis

(3 days ago) WebDec. 1, 2022 5:19 PM PT. LONDON —. Thousands of patients each week are being stranded for long stretches in ambulances outside overflowing British hospitals, a …

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-12-01/uk-ambulance-service-struggles-in-winter-health-care-crisis

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Emergency healthcare in crisis: Public Services Committee report

(9 days ago) WebIn September 2022, the House of Lords Public Services Committee found that “emergency access to healthcare is in crisis”. The committee outlined an action …

https://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/emergency-healthcare-in-crisis-public-services-committee-report/

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Build Back Better: Our Plan for Health and Social Care - GOV.UK

(Just Now) WebThe ONS estimate that UK Government spending on health increased Since March 2020 over 500,000 people have been admitted to hospital with COVID-19 in …

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/build-back-better-our-plan-for-health-and-social-care/build-back-better-our-plan-for-health-and-social-care

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Why are we so ill? The working-age health crisis - BBC News

(2 days ago) WebResearch by the Health Foundation shows there are as many people aged 16 to 64 in work whose health limits what they can do as they are out of work because of …

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-68849843

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Infected blood: UK reckons with its worst health scandal

(8 days ago) WebLONDON — It’s been called the worst treatment disaster in the history of the National Health Service. Thousands of people in the U.K. died — with many more falling …

https://www.politico.eu/article/infected-blood-uk-reckons-with-its-worst-health-scandal/

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Crisis in the UK National Health Service: What does it mean, and …

(4 days ago) WebTo set up that work, it examines both academic accounts of the history of the NHS with media reports of crisis in the British National Health Service (NHS), …

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/spol.13001

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Things Fall Apart: the British Health Crisis 2010–2020

(2 days ago) WebSince 2010 funding for the National Health Service (NHS) has failed to keep pace with demand, and fallen considerably behind previous levels, even when compared …

https://academic.oup.com/bmb/article/133/1/4/5812717

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NHS sinks into £7bn cash crisis as inflation and strikes bite

(8 days ago) WebSun 17 Sep 2023 02.00 EDT. The NHS is heading into an unprecedented financial crisis and will overspend its budget by at least £7bn next year as the effects of inflation and …

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/sep/17/nhs-sinks-into-7bn-cash-crisis-as-inflation-and-strikes-bite

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Infected blood: UK apologizes for decades-long health care scandal

(5 days ago) WebMay 20, 2024 6:39 pm CET. By Andrew McDonald. LONDON — The British government finally apologized Monday for one of the country’s worst-ever healthcare …

https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-infected-blood-scandal-rishi-sunak-apology-hepatitis-c-hiv-compensation-package/

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Resolving the health and social care crisis requires a focus on care

(9 days ago) WebThis January, the UK secretary of state for health and social care announced £250 million for the NHS to purchase additional capacity in English care …

https://www.bmj.com/content/380/bmj.p97

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Britain faces £30bn of tax rises as economy battered by sickness …

(4 days ago) WebSzu Ping Chan 21 May 2024 • 11:15am. The next government will have to find £30bn of tax rises or spending cuts to get debt down as the economy struggles with a …

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/05/21/britain-30bn-tax-rises-economy-battered-sickness-crisis/

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Shortfall of £2.3bn a year in England’s care homes ‘putting people …

(8 days ago) WebA government exercise to define the true cost of care has uncovered a 20% shortfall in council funding needed to look after close to 200,000 people aged over 65 in …

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/feb/28/shortfall-of-23bn-a-year-in-englands-care-homes-putting-people-at-risk

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Nine major challenges facing health and care in England

(5 days ago) WebThe UK also spent less on health care capital – long-term investment in things like buildings, equipment, data infrastructure and IT – than comparable countries. …

https://www.health.org.uk/publications/long-reads/nine-major-challenges-facing-health-and-care-in-england

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Care staff crisis leaves half a million waiting for help in England - BBC

(8 days ago) WebThe government says reforming social care is a priority. Adass blames a growing shortage of care workers, made worse by low pay rates and the cost-of-living …

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61413697

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UK In Grip Of Worst Health-Related Work Crisis Since 1990s

(9 days ago) Web2:47. Britain faces a £16 billion ($20.1 billion) annual bill to cover the spiralling cost of disability benefits over the next five years as the country grapples with …

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-23/uk-in-grip-of-worst-health-related-work-crisis-since-1990s

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The public health response by UK governments to COVID-19

(9 days ago) WebFirst wave (Feb 2020 - Sept 2020) The UK failed to act quickly in response to the emergence of COVID-19. There was no clear policy approach at the start of the …

https://www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/covid-19/what-the-bma-is-doing/the-public-health-response-by-uk-governments-to-covid-19

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Mental health services boosted by £150 million government funding

(9 days ago) WebThe government is investing £150 million of capital in NHS mental health crisis response and urgent and emergency care services up to April 2025. This includes …

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/mental-health-services-boosted-by-150-million-government-funding

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Sunak apologises after report finds UK government covered up …

(7 days ago) Web20 May 2024. British authorities and the public health service knowingly exposed tens of thousands of patients to deadly infections through contaminated blood …

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/20/uk-report-finds-decades-long-infected-blood-scandal-was-covered-up

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PM apologises after infected blood scandal cover-up - BBC

(Just Now) WebPrime Minister Rishi Sunak says he is truly sorry for the failures over the infected blood scandal, calling it a decades-long moral failure. He was responding to the public inquiry's …

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-69037200

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Britain slammed for infecting thousands with tainted blood, …

(2 days ago) WebBritish Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday offered his government’s apologies to the victims of the tainted blood scandal. An inquiry found that authorities …

https://apnews.com/article/uk-infected-blood-inquiry-report-cc37acdc60798c7af82131efce63b6f1

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Better mental health support for people in crisis - GOV.UK

(4 days ago) WebBetter mental health support for people in crisis. Patients to benefit from new mental health ambulances and improvements to crisis care backed by £150 million …

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/better-mental-health-support-for-people-in-crisis

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Stopping migrant care workers bringing their families will have a

(1 days ago) WebThis follows the strategy Cleverly announced in December 2023 to restrict the use of the health and care worker visa. The UK government’s stated aim is to cut net …

https://theconversation.com/stopping-migrant-care-workers-bringing-their-families-will-have-a-devastating-effect-on-the-uks-already-struggling-care-sector-224190

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Skills boot camps for the unemployed a desperate attempt to …

(3 days ago) WebBy creating a fair pay agreement for care and the beginnings of a national care service, the crisis in the sector could soon be a distant memory.” Notes to editors: – …

https://www.unison.org.uk/news/article/2024/05/skills-boot-camps-for-the-unemployed-a-desperate-attempt-to-distract-voters-from-government-care-failings/

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New poll reveals four in five with mental health issues are …

(Just Now) WebDespite today’s news that inflation has fallen to 2.3% - the lowest level in almost three years- the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) …

https://www.bacp.co.uk/news/news-from-bacp/2024/22-may-new-poll-reveals-four-in-five-with-mental-health-issues-are-negatively-affected-by-cost-of-living-crisis/

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A UK election has been called for July 4. Here’s what to know

(4 days ago) WebBritish Prime Minister Sunak sets July 4 election date as his Conservatives face likely defeat. A UK lawmaker returns to work as ‘the bionic MP’ after losing his …

https://apnews.com/article/uk-britain-election-sunak-starmer-conservatives-labour-0daef4ea348f58adcb889874692fa0d9

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UK government's chilling list of items Brits need at home to …

(4 days ago) WebThe advise says a minimum of 2.5-3 litres of drinking water per person per day is recommended by the World Health Organisation for survival, adding that 10 litres …

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/uk-gov-publishes-full-list-32864132

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UK Shakes Off Recession as Economy Grows Faster Than Expected

(6 days ago) WebThe News. The British economy emerged from a recession at the start of this year, growing faster than economists expected, data published on Friday showed. …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/10/business/uk-economy-growth-recession.html

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BMA warns of social care crisis as current system is ‘deeply flawed

(5 days ago) WebThe social care workforce receives the lowest wages of almost any sector in the UK with almost a quarter (24%) of the social care workforce employed on zero-hour …

https://www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-centre/bma-warns-of-social-care-crisis-as-current-system-is-deeply-flawed-and-in-need-of-urgent-reform

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Government advises households to prepare national crisis …

(4 days ago) WebThe Government’s national risk register identifies 100 threats, from flooding (high likelihood but lower impact) to a conflict (high impact but low likelihood) at the top of …

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/05/22/floods-power-cuts-war-disease-prepare-for-crisis-dowden/

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