NHS doctor David Oliver explores how the Conservatives’ NHS policies left it in a dire state and unable to cope with the pandemic
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
Services in the south-west and east of England are disproportionately affected by problems, a new report by MPs has found
“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
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
Former government drugs adviser tells UK government to unblock research on psychedelics, citing “remarkable” treatment potential
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
Consultant David Oliver explains how Boris Johnson’s lies continue to have a devastating impact on the infrastructure of healthcare in the UK
A judge has ordered full disclosure in a case which deprived 50,000 NHS doctors of legal whistleblowing protection
The NHS is being burdened by the scale of Britain’s health inequalities, reports Sam Bright
Sam Bright reports on the influence held by a parliamentary lobbying group backed by private health interests
GPs have faced a barrage of attacks in the press and briefings from government over the pandemic. It’s taking its toll.
Opponents of free universal healthcare hope the current crisis will open the door to killing off the NHS altogether, writes Adam Bienkov
Consultant David Oliver looks at the chronic depletion of NHS investment, pay, training and staffing levels which have led to the current emergency
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?
Support services for NHS staff have seen a huge surge in demand in recent months, Byline Times can reveal
New data from the Metropolitan Police shows the scale of sexual violence in London’s hospitals
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
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
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
With the Government getting ready for austerity 2.0, Sian Norris reflects on the impact previous cuts to local government had on public health
As the latest Conservative regime takes office, Rachel Morris considers one of the starkest failures of its predecessor
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
As a new Parliamentary report slams Government inaction on NHS staff shortages, Sian Norris meets a trained doctor who has been waiting six months on the Home Office Tier 2 Visa Scheme
In the wake of Byline Times’ exclusive investigation into charging migrant women for abortion, Sian Norris analyses the impact migration policy has on healthcare
Conservative candidates are making increasingly wild tax cut pledges, which can only be paid for by drastically cutting public services, reports Adam Bienkov
In the first of a series investigating the state of healthcare in Britain, Sian Norris explores how it fell from its top spot compared to other leading economies on key health indicators
94,000 vacancies and the long tail of Brexit and the pandemic is fuelling a staff crisis in the NHS, reports Sian Norris