Labour has highlighted NHS figures which it claims show a decline of GP services under the Conservatives. The figures show that in October there were six million GP appointments – out of 31 million – for which patients had a wait of more than two weeks. Labour said it was “yet more damning evidence of […]
Labour and the Liberal Democrats have pledged to roll out access to the HIV-prevention drug PrEP in England to anyone who needs it. Currently, access is limited to those taking part in an NHS trial – there is no cap in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. The Conservatives said thousands of places were still available […]
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Media playback is unsupported on your device A row has broken out after Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn claimed he had “proof” the NHS was at risk under a post-Brexit trade deal with the US. Mr Corbyn said he had a 451-page dossier showing initial talks had taken place, proving the NHS was “for sale”. But […]
Adding a penny to the basic rate of income tax will allow the Liberal Democrats to spend more on the NHS if they get into power, the party says. The party said the tax hike will allow it to invest an extra £26bn a year above inflation by 2023-24 compared to what was being invested […]
Everyone will be entitled to a “free teeth MOT” in England under a Labour government, the party says. Labour is proposing to scrap band one dentistry charges, which cover a check up, a scale and polish, and any X-rays that may be needed. It believes patients are put off going because of the fee – […]
The Conservatives say they will deliver 6,000 more GPs in England by 2024-25 to increase appointments for patients, if they win the election. They claim they will reach that target by training 3,000 new GPs and finding another 3,000 through international recruitment and better retention. However, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said a previous Tory pledge […]
The Conservatives say they will make it easier for doctors and nurses from around the world to work in the UK after Brexit, if they win the election. The party would introduce an “NHS visa” as part of a promised “points-based immigration system”. But Labour said the policy was “full of holes,” with nothing to […]
Media playback is unsupported on your device Parties should not use the NHS as “a political weapon” in the election campaign, health service bosses say. NHS Providers chief Chris Hopson said “over-dramatising NHS difficulties” or making “disingenuous” funding claims did the service “no favours”. Both the Tories and Labour are vowing to spend billions to […]
Citizens of the Democratic Republic of Congo, site of an expanding Ebola outbreak, are set to hear the results of their long-delayed presidential election on Sunday. Violence and instability in the lead-up to the Dec. 30 voting has already interrupted efforts to rein in what is the second-largest Ebola outbreak ever. Now global health leaders […]
You’re not supposed to tell people right away, but we did. We looked up our child’s birth sign (an Aries/Taurus cusp, a force to be reckoned with). We teased each other about our choices in names (My husband Dan briefly tried to sell me on Beowulf). We downloaded all of the apps that compare the […]
The rise of far-right authoritarian Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil’s presidential race has caused concerns about what he could mean for the health of the world’s fourth-largest democracy and its most marginalized communities ― especially black Brazilians, the indigenous, women and LGBTQ people who are the targets of his most violent rhetoric. But a Bolsonaro victory, which […]
Former President Barack Obama called “Medicare for all” a “good new idea” on Friday afternoon, providing a high-profile boost to the nascent progressive movement pushing the policy. In a speech at the University of Illinois, Obama argued that Democrats were innovating policies aimed at addressing the unique economic challenges facing young people, who in many […]