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How Resident Doctor Strike Exposed a Generational Rift Within The Profession
Pay talks are set to resume after a five-day walkout ended last Wednesday. Maira Rana does the math in defence of the strike
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‘The A&E Crisis Shows How the NHS Is Getting Worse and the Government Has No Real Plans to Fix It’
Politicians are refusing to take meaningful action to resolve the perma-crisis in our health service, writes NHS Doctor, David Oliver
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Starmer’s Plan to Push Long Term Sick Into Work Risks ‘Devastating Deterioration’ of Conditions Costing Even More in the Long Run
The Government’s new plan for welfare has a fundamental flaw at its heart, argues Izzy Wightman
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The Government’s Final Delivery Plan ‘Should be a Watershed Moment for ME and Long COVID sufferers’
A long awaited plan for ME and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome sufferers is due to be published this winter.
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Stop Blaming Individuals for an Obesity Crisis Caused by Big Food Companies, Ministers Told
A damning new Parliamentary report warns that the UK’s broken approach to food has created a “public health emergency”
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The Government has a Way of Tackling Entrenched Health Inequalities Ready To Go – Will It Implement It?
An evidence-led, long-called for, but under-used programme of checks for people with a learning disability has the potential to help ease health inequalities more widely, Saba Salman reports
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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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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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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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Broken Promises on Fixing Social Care Laid Bare
‘Years of fragmented funding and the absence of a clear roadmap has brought the adult social care sector to its knees’ according to the chair of the Public Accounts Committee
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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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‘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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‘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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‘Once in a Generation’ Plan to Fix Social Care Crisis Is In Crisis After Sunak Slashes Its Budget
Part of the financial crisis facing social care has been the huge rise in inflation and interest rates following former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s controversial budget
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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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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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BBC Under Fire for Segment Suggesting Covid is ‘Less Harmful than the Flu’
“There are a small number of people who believe that Covid is no big deal anymore. That’s wrong,” Doctors in Unite Covid lead Dr Jonathan Fluxman tells Byline Times
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The NHS at 75: A Celebration Gate-Crashed by Market Enthusiasts Wanting the Cake Sliced-Up
Today’s landmark anniversary for the NHS has also sparked a wave of party-pooping by those using the occasion to argue for its end as we know it, writes NHS doctor David Oliver
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‘Completely Stupid’: How the Government is Blocking ‘Life-Saving’ Research on Drugs Including Magic Mushrooms
Former government drugs adviser tells UK government to unblock research on psychedelics, citing “remarkable” treatment potential
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‘Cameron and Osborne’s Claims that Austerity had No Impact on COVID Preparedness is Jaw-Dropping’
Austerity, combined with poor policy decisions, left the NHS in a far weaker position by the time David Oliver was caring for his first Coronavirus patient in March 2020
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The Volunteer Army: ‘Empty Promises are No Solution to Serious Pressures on Health and Social Care’
Consultant David Oliver laments yet another ‘Policy Zombie’ from the Government
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The Government’s Scandalous ‘40 New Hospitals’ Pledge Exposed
Consultant David Oliver explains how Boris Johnson’s lies continue to have a devastating impact on the infrastructure of healthcare in the UK
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Major Law Firm Faces Court Over Withheld Contracts in Landmark NHS Whistleblowing Case
A judge has ordered full disclosure in a case which deprived 50,000 NHS doctors of legal whistleblowing protection
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‘Our Economic Masters Failed on Their Own Terms’: Health of Deprived Areas Stuck in Previous Decades
The NHS is being burdened by the scale of Britain’s health inequalities, reports Sam Bright
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Senior Government Figures Meet with Lobbying Group Funded by Private Healthcare while NHS Crisis Continues
Sam Bright reports on the influence held by a parliamentary lobbying group backed by private health interests
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NHS Crisis: ‘Record Numbers’ of GPs Seeking Medical Help for Mental Health Issues
GPs have faced a barrage of attacks in the press and briefings from government over the pandemic. It’s taking its toll.
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‘Enemies of the NHS are Softening It Up for Destruction’
Opponents of free universal healthcare hope the current crisis will open the door to killing off the NHS altogether, writes Adam Bienkov
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‘Crisis? What NHS Crisis?’ It’s Been 12 Years in the Making
Consultant David Oliver looks at the chronic depletion of NHS investment, pay, training and staffing levels which have led to the current emergency
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Debunking the Biggest NHS Myths
Some on the right are using the current NHS crisis to suggest a different health system is required – but how much of this is built on fact?
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NHS Staff Experiencing Mental Health Crises on ‘Scale of War Veterans’
Support services for NHS staff have seen a huge surge in demand in recent months, Byline Times can reveal
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Byline Times’ New Findings Reveal ‘Epidemic of Sexual Abuse in Hospital Settings’
New data from the Metropolitan Police shows the scale of sexual violence in London’s hospitals
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A GP on the Frontline of the NHS’ ‘Perfect Storm’
With A&E in crisis and emergency care in a state of emergency, Sian Norris speaks to a GP about the knock-on effect to primary care
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Angels and Demons: Nurses Need Support, Not Just Applause
NHS staff are professionals, not supernatural entities, says Nathan O’Hagan. They have the right to strike. But we also have the right to ask if our health services could be run more efficiently
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After an Era of Austerity, What is Left to Cut?
Sian Norris digs into the data on a decade of cuts, assessing its impact on people and public services, as Chancellor Jeremy Hunt lines up Austerity 2.0
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Patients Waiting Too Long to Start Cancer Treatment, Data Suggests
The pressures on the NHS are revealed as Sian Norris and the Byline Intelligence Team analyse the latest data on cancer testing and screening
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Austerity Fuelled a National Health Crisis – Can We Afford Round Two?
With the Government getting ready for austerity 2.0, Sian Norris reflects on the impact previous cuts to local government had on public health
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Fabricated Buildings: The Conservative NHS Investment Myth
As the latest Conservative regime takes office, Rachel Morris considers one of the starkest failures of its predecessor
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‘Pressure Leads to Near Misses’: Why are A&E Services in Crisis?
In the latest in her series on the National Health Crisis, Sian Norris reports on the impact of patients waiting more than four hours to be seen in A&Es across England
