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‘Lucy Letby: The Thirlwall Inquiry and the Truth About the Countess of Chester Neonatal Deaths Scandal’
The inquiry has dismissed the increasing body of concern around the legitimacy of the verdicts as “noise”. It is anything but
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Labour has ‘Broken’ the NHS in Wales, Claims Plaid Cymru as Party Sets Hopes on Government
Wales’ new First Minister Eluned Morgan is a former health minister, and has come under fire for lengthy waiting lists
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Smoking Ban: The Conservative Party Suffers a Severe Case of Smoke-Induced Amnesia
From smoking, to taxes, to cronyism, Rishi Sunak’s party is desperate for us to forget everything that happened until just last month
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‘The NHS Needs More Than Just Money – but Investment Really Matters’
As public satisfaction with the NHS and social care is at an all time low, David OIiver examines exactly what the health service needs to get back on its feet
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Department of Health Sets Aside £21 Billion for Negligence Cases – But Has No Idea if Situation is Getting Better or Worse
A new report has found the ministry spends £3 billion a year on maternity services but paid out an ‘eye-watering’ £1.1 billion in claims for 2022-23
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Special Report: Our Society’s ‘Non-Human’ Population – A National Scandal Ignored
Hardeep Matharu, Editor of Byline Times, explains why the May 2024 print edition focuses on the denial of human rights and basic care to people with learning disabilities
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The NHS is Now So Under-Pressure People Want to Pay for Treatment, Poll Reveals
A Bylines Times commissioned poll has revealed that people might finally be prepared to pay for better medical care in the UK as frustrations with the service grow
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‘Media Attacks on NHS Translation and Diversity Spending Completely Miss the Point of the Health Service’
The Express suggested that £100 million of NHS spending on translators should be spent on nurses – but ensuring patients get the care they need is fundamental and a legal requirement, writes NHS consultant David Oliver
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Public Satisfaction with NHS and Social Care Falls to Record Low
NHS doctor David Oliver explains why the results of a damning new survey should alarm patients and healthcare professionals
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‘Mental Health is the Elephant in the Room When It Comes to Prioritising Economic Growth’
Charities have accused the Government of making ‘unsafe and frankly irresponsible’ decisions concerning mental health
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Where is the Support for Black and Ethnic Minority People Living with Dementia?
Black and ethnic minority communities are under-represented in dementia debate and action – despite facing multiple inequalities related to the condition
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Is Stealth NHS Privatisation Happening in Plain Sight?
NHS doctor David Oliver examines the evidence of ever-increasing use of provision from private healthcare companies that bring a profit motive to the service
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‘A Rollercoaster Of Awful Emotions’: Family Speaks Out for NHS Overhaul to Prevent Deaths of Severely Ill ME Patients
Millie McAinsh’s family sought help when the ME sufferer could no longer eat – only for her to to be sectioned
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‘Extraordinary’ Claims of Evidence Spoliation in NHS Whistleblower Case
NHS doctor Chris Day is set to challenge a tribunal decision in a case where 90,000 emails were destroyed ‘in the middle of the night’ while a hearing was underway
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People in North of England ‘Live Shorter, Sicker, Poorer Lives Simply Because of Where They Were Born’
A new report has found it will take 55 years for those living in the north-east to have the same healthy life expectancy now enjoyed in London and the south-east of England
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Long COVID in Scotland: NHS Trust Accused of Medical Negligence
The family of a child suffering Long COVID claims they have faced ‘medical gaslighting’ and been consistently denied NHS care
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‘Please Close My Hospital’
Current talk of reform – on all sides of the political spectrum – only protects the status quo, argues Greg Parston
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Revealed: Five Politically-Connected Healthcare Giants Rake in NHS Contracts Worth Billions
Bridgepoint, Bupa, Centene, Spire and UnitedHealth have been implicated in a litany of scandals and controversies in the UK and America
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‘Fighting the Five Giants: It’s Time to Renew Our Social Contract’
Every one of us will experience illness, damage, impairment, disability and, inevitably, old age, writes Penny Pepper
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GPs in England at ‘Breaking Point’ Amid ‘Collapse in Morale’
A significant number of GPs are leaving permanent positions for locum roles or leaving clinical careers altogether, according to a new research by EveryDoctor
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Landmark Legal Action Launched Against NHS Trusts for ‘Failure to Protect’ Staff During COVID Pandemic
The move comes amid harrowing personal accounts from healthcare workers who say they’ve suffered “devastating” injuries caused by preventable exposure to COVID-19 at work
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Democratising the NHS: Beyond ‘Whatever the Board Wants’
Top-down management culture at NHS trusts needs to change to include frontline staff and patients on their boards, argues Alicia Clegg
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Loyalty to the NHS Won’t Stop an Exodus of Underpaid Junior Doctors
The National Health Service is under threat unless the Government starts properly paying its workforce, reports Michaela Makusha
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We Need to Talk About Long COVID: A Sufferer on the Silence Around the Public Health Crisis
Cat Fraser, who has lived with the chronic illness for years, says it’s time to get Long Covid on the agenda and give its many victims the support they need.
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Andrew Bridgen MP and the Anti-Vax Conspiracy Theorists
Karam Bales takes a close look at Andrew Bridgen’s recent resignation from the Reclaim Party and the high-profile attendees at his ‘Parliamentary meeting’ of anti-vax campaigners.
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Government Phases Out COVID Funding as Hospital Admissions Rise
The considerable upcoming reduction in spending calls into question the Government’s ‘Living with COVID’ strategy
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COVID Cronyism and Mone – The Tip of the Iceberg: Byline Times’ Full Story of the PPE Cash Carousel
Byline Times has been unravelling the dealings behind the procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) in the UK since the very early days of the pandemic. Here’s what we learnt – and what we still need answers to…
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When Lost Humanity Breaks Down Healthcare
Penny Pepper reflects on the concerning and uplifting behaviours she witnessed during her four-week stay in hospital this summer
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Avoidable Deaths of People with Learning Disabilities: The Statistics that Shame Our Civilised Society
A new report reviewed the deaths of 3,648 people with a learning disability – almost half died an avoidable death
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Revealed: Almost Half of Maternity Wards Offering Substandard Care
Mothers and babies are being put at risk due to severe staff shortages, the official watchdog found
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‘The Brexit Effect on Health and Social Care Must Be Pragmatically Addressed’
We need to forge alliances to continue our global health leadership, writes the director of the Independent Commission on UK-EU Relations
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The Government’s Reforms to Work Capability Benefits Assessment Could Worsen the Mental Health Crisis for Already Vulnerable People
The proposed changes ‘are symptomatic of the continued systematic violation of disabled folk’
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‘Adult Social Care is Broken and Heading for a Bigger Crash – and the Government has Repeatedly Made It Worse’
NHS consultant David Oliver argues that the Government since 2010 is to blame for the worsening social care crisis
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The Covid Inquiry Demonstrates How Scientific Independence Matters
Dr Kit Yates examines the lessons emerging from the Covid Inquiry and why fear of pressure from politicians led to the creation of Independent SAGE
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‘If Johnson was Blaming “Bed-Blocking” for COVID Lockdowns, he was Blaming his Own Party’
NHS doctor David Oliver explores how the Conservatives’ NHS policies left it in a dire state and unable to cope with the pandemic
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‘No Patient Should Ever Be Treated Like this Ever Again’
As the new Mental Health Act is quietly dropped, David Hencke reports on how the crisis in mental health services across the country is failing the most vulnerable people in society
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What Lies Behind the Shocking Rise of Serious Injuries in Social and Health Care
Andrew Kersley examines why new figures obtained by Byline Times show there has been a surge of injuries inside care settings
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Halloween at the Coronavirus Hearing: ‘Boris Johnson’s Contempt for the Old and At-Risk’
David Oliver gives a physician’s view of the Covid-19 Inquiry evidence and what it reveals about the Conservative Government
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Serious Injuries in Social and Health Care Surge as Figures Reveal Tens of Thousands Harmed
Records obtained by Byline Times show large numbers of residents being injured by staff inside care
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The ‘Postcode Lottery’ of Emergency Ambulance Wait Times
Services in the south-west and east of England are disproportionately affected by problems, a new report by MPs has found
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‘My Emergency Stay in an NHS Intensive Care Unit was a Catastrophic Awakening’
In the first part of a series detailing her journey after several sudden brain haemorrhages and seizures this summer, Penny Pepper reflects on what has changed – for good and for worse – in our NHS
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Smoke and Mirrors: A Chronic Pain Sufferer’s Experience of Being Locked Out of Medical Cannabis
Medical cannabis is legal in the UK – but only if you can buy a prescription. Here is an anonymous account of navigating the situation
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‘A Poor Country with a Few Rich People in it’: Renowned Inequalities Expert Speaks Out as Bereaved Families Give their Accounts of ‘The Unequal Pandemic’
A new short film reveals the heart-wrenching stories of those who lost their loved ones to COVID – and exposes the politics of poverty behind the crisis
