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  • Wednesday, 1 March, 2023
    UK care homes
    UK government defends handling of Covid in care homes

    Response follows report accusing former health secretary Matt Hancock of rejecting expert advice on testing

  • Thursday, 23 February, 2023
    UK public services
    UK public services need more cash to arrest further decline, says damning report

    Situation will be even harder for whoever wins next election, finds Institute for Government

  • Thursday, 16 February, 2023
    LexHealthcare costs
    US M&A: primary care dealmaking is in rude health Premium content

    A push to reduce healthcare spending and increase efficiency is leading to consolidation

  • Thursday, 9 February, 2023
    Millions of young people unable to access mental health services in England, says watchdog

    Investment in psychological support fails to keep pace with rising demand, with acute delays for eating disorder sufferers

  • Monday, 6 February, 2023
    News in-depthNational Health Service
    Can the NHS be fixed?

    New ways of working are vital but ultimately the UK health service simply needs more cash, experts say

  • Friday, 13 January, 2023
    Private care homes push for sharp rise in prices to take on NHS patients

    Operators say higher tariff would allow them to attract and keep staff as hospitals look to free up space

  • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    The NHS needs a no-taboos review

    Structure and funding of the UK health system should be re-examined for a new era

  • Monday, 9 January, 2023
    National Health Service
    UK health leaders question impact of cash on freeing up hospital beds

    Call for ‘urgent clarification’ on ministers’ plans for up to £250mn going towards easing pressure on NHS

  • Friday, 6 January, 2023
    Camilla Cavendish
    We need to see social care as an investment not a cost

    Other countries have found big answers to managing ageing populations and it’s time Britain did, too

  • Tuesday, 22 November, 2022
    OutlookJoseph Bambridge
    Behind the row about nurses’ pay lies a sickness in the NHS workforce

    Ill, overstretched staff are increasingly struggling to get treatment from an ill, overstretched service

  • Thursday, 10 November, 2022
    Hunt to delay social care reforms to help fix UK public finances

    Chancellor accepts need for pause of at least two years despite previously championing cap

  • Wednesday, 26 October, 2022
    Education
    Thousands of children aren’t turning up to school post-lockdown. Why?

    Pupil attendance in England has plummeted. Educators say the crisis has been a long time coming

  • Thursday, 22 September, 2022
    National Health Service
    Health secretary sets up £500mn social care fund to boost NHS

    Coffey aims to stem exodus of senior doctors with pension change as she tries to tackle patient backlog

  • Tuesday, 9 August, 2022
    Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
    Can my mother avoid using her home to fund care costs?

    She would like to transfer her property to me and my siblings

  • Saturday, 30 July, 2022
    David Oliver
    The threat to NHS services is urgent and existential

    We are broken, burnt out and need politicians to face up to the scale of this crisis

  • Tuesday, 26 July, 2022
    Sarah O'Connor
    Exploitation of migrants is rising as care homes struggle to fill jobs

    Chronic underfunding of the sector has led to recruitment problems and mistreatment of workers

  • Wednesday, 13 July, 2022
    News in-depthNational Health Service
    What can the UK learn from the Dutch approach to end-of-life care?

    Intensifying medical needs of baby boomers have exposed flaws in health system

  • Wednesday, 29 June, 2022
    National Health Service
    Lancet study links NHS privatisation with decline in patient care

    Research suggests rise in outsourcing led to ‘higher rates of treatable mortality’ from 2013-20

  • Monday, 27 June, 2022
    CareTech Holdings PLC
    CareTech to be taken private by founders in £1.2bn deal

    UK social care provider has benefited from rising demand during the pandemic

  • Monday, 13 June, 2022
    Stephen Bush
    Care homes have a problem — they are focusing on the wrong customer

    The ‘testimonials’ page of many facilities is long on statements from relatives, but not from those in care themselves

  • Tuesday, 7 June, 2022
    UK care homes face soaring insurance premiums, charity warns

    Covid fuels higher costs but rising energy bills, lower occupancy and staff shortages add to providers’ pain

  • Wednesday, 27 April, 2022
    Easing UK immigration rules will not solve care crisis, says advisory group

    Government urged to fund rise in pay to at least £10.50 an hour to compete with warehouse jobs

  • Monday, 4 April, 2022
    LexHealthcare
    CareTech: public scrutiny of child services is driving take-private efforts Premium content

    Surprise approach for social care provider promises to relieve shareholders of stress

  • Sunday, 3 April, 2022
    News in-depthNational Health Service
    Northumbria shows how new health levy can help reduce NHS waiting lists

    UK trust has improved outcomes with innovative practice and long-term planning

  • Tuesday, 29 March, 2022
    National Health Service
    Public satisfaction with the NHS falls to 25-year low across Britain

    Dissatisfaction rises during the pandemic driven by concerns over waiting times, staff shortages and lack of funding

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