end nationalisation, smartphones to replace GP
Key Labour health adviser to Wes Streeting, Paul Corrigan, has claimed that the NHS can no longer be run as a “nationalised industry” as people should increasingly look after themselves…
another Autistic woman with ARFID the NHS is abusing
Content warning: Saffron’s story around autism, ARFID, and the NHS may be distressing to some readers. It includes commentary on food, eating, mental health, and suicide that some readers may…
NHS compensation payouts for private procedures hit record highs
The NHS paid out £175m over the last five years in compensation and legal fees after private providers carried out botched procedures leaving people needing amputation, more surgery, in unnecessary…
Cardiovascular disease prevention is failing the public says NAO
The National Audit Office (NAO) is recommending a review of how NHS Health Checks are provided in England to help prevent cases of cardiovascular disease that affects millions of people…
Carla very severe ME/CFS patient loses sectioning appeal tribunal
Carla, a very severe myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) patient has lost her appeal against West Middlesex hospital. Doctors sectioned Carla Naoum under the Mental Health Act as they believed her extreme…
another young woman sectioned by abusive NHS & CAMHS
With the Budget being announced this week by the new Labour Party government, we have seen yet more of the same old cuts to the services that support the most…
NHS public consultation support with the form if you’re chronically ill
The new Labour Party government has recently launched an NHS public consultation – to mixed responses. The Canary’s Dr Julia Grace Patterson approached it with caution, while some other media…
Cannabis legalisation in Budget could have saved the NHS £5bn
In the Autumn Budget, chancellor Rachel Reeves announced plans to increase the day-to-day health budget by £22.6bn and a £31bn increase in the capital budget. Whether this is able to…
campaigner launches hospital charter for patients
Tuesday 29 October is an auspicious day for the myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) community. Crucially, it marks three years to the day the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)…
Simon Wessely has a new patient group in his sights: trans kids
Infamous psychiatrist Simon Wessely, involved in a history of institutional harm towards people living with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS), has set his sights on another marginalised patient community. This time, it’s…
Private healthcare booming both inside and outside of the NHS
A new report has revealed the extent of the private healthcare boom both inside and outside the NHS. Systematic underfunding from the Conservatives and now Labour Party government has ballooned…
a doctor speaks out over Labour’s plan
Ever since Wes Streeting announced Labour’s new NHS public consultation on Monday, I’ve had questions buzzing away in the back of my mind. The new NHS public consultation In case…
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