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A flat rate of tax relief would also simplify the rules
Thérèse Coffey’s lengthy wait to see a doctor highlights the imperative of tackling staff shortages
Leader of UK opposition claims mantle of economic competence, arguing Tory government has ‘lost control’
Coffey aims to stem exodus of senior doctors with pension change as she tries to tackle patient backlog
‘Ambition’ for patients to expect a maximum 2-week wait as new government sets out changes to funding rules
New minister issues ‘patronising’ instructions, including ban on use of Oxford comma
Almost 380,000 patients waiting more than a year for treatment, highlighting scale of challenge facing new PM
Only the health service treats a highly trained, dedicated workforce so badly — no wonder we’re losing the war for talent
Outgoing UK leader says shutdowns prevented NHS being ‘overwhelmed’ in final speech
Personally funded treatments increase by 39% across UK in past two years as waiting lists spiral
Concessions would boost workforce numbers as health service tackles backlog and potential upsurge in Covid and flu cases
Plus, the share of doctors and nurses joining the healthcare system falls to 7-year low and the typical UK household gas and electricity bill will rise to £3,549 a year
Push to create equivalent of 7,000 extra beds and boost recruitment follows testing summer for health service
Excess deaths not related to Covid are rising in a system under almost intolerable strain
NHS warns higher than expected demand leaves it facing acute shortages until shipments in late September
Junior doctors prepare own ballot on industrial action after being excluded from public sector increases
Health leaders urge Treasury to review allowance limits for doctors to avoid extra work being declined because of inflation
We are broken, burnt out and need politicians to face up to the scale of this crisis
Tory contender defends tax rises to tackle social care while Truss underlines plans to cut taxes
Scale of NHS treatment disaster implies £400mn bill for those ‘living on borrowed time’
Although trend in Northern Ireland is ‘uncertain’, latest data suggest virus wave may be in retreat
Expanding waistlines have little to do with individual responsibility, and everything to do with how we live and work
The Conservative party leadership debate should move beyond fiscal policy to other key areas
Every country saw economic inactivity spike during Covid but only in Britain is a rise in worklessness continuing
Ministers and experts point to need for infrastructure to adapt as impact of heat and wildfires assessed
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