A tax rise for the NHS would be good policy and politics for Labour
By promising to save the most popular public service from a funding crisis, Miliband can craft a potent dividing line…
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NHS privatisation isn’t working, it’s time for a more mutual solution
Mutuals are best placed to initiate a system of healthcare that delivers personalised, holistic care in a cost-effective manner.
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That suicide bomber was the boy next door
The uncomfortable truth is that bombers and war criminals might not be so different from the rest of us – we…
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Miliband puts NHS centre stage with new GP guarantee
Labour leader pledges that all patients will win the right to an appointment within 48 hours.
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White GPs have a far higher exam pass rate than black or Asian ones
In his Health Matters column, Dr Phil Whitaker discusses how the Royal College of GPs came under attack for possible discrimination.
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How the lessons of the long war on tobacco can help us shape up on our new front line: obesity
The NHS is gradually waking up to the need to provide structured support to people keen to lose weight, just…
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Breaking the silence: why we should be talking about male eating disorders
An eating disorder doesn’t consider your gender. It is indiscriminate.
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The Tories’ attacks on the Welsh NHS have been exposed as baseless
A new report calmly and authoritatively shows that there is no significant difference in the performance of the four UK…
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