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Health leaders have called for urgent cash injection after wave of strikes
Company co-founded by Peter Thiel secures deal to deliver data platform for England’s health service
Growth cap on UK’s health service branded drugs bill will rise to 4% from 2027
Diary entries by then chief scientific adviser Patrick Vallance reveal how pandemic modelling ‘confused’ former PM
Public accounts committee cites ‘extreme concerns’ over scheme beset by spiralling costs and inflation
NHS Providers chief warns of ‘sense of dread’ among staff ahead of winter as union remains locked in pay dispute
Sarah Meredith was in urgent need of a liver when she found out an algorithm would be making the life-or-death decision
Decision will come as blow to health secretary, who had been pressing for extra funding
Chancellor pressed for extra money in Autumn Statement as struggling health service heads into winter
Former health service chief Simon Stevens says he sought to ‘discourage idea’ that ‘never crystallised’
Survey of 1,000 companies lays bare worries about impact of long NHS waiting lists on workforce productivity
Strains are particularly acute in areas of high deprivation
Failure to grant extra funding in Autumn Statement would be ‘self-destructive’, head of King’s Fund think-tank says
Sector has been critical of government after sharp rise in clawback tax
Anaesthetists resign from contracts with medical insurer as private sector picks up strain from NHS
Consultants agree to hold off on further strike action as health department insists headline pay is ‘off the table’
NHS data for August comes as further blow to government’s pledge to cut backlog as industrial action adds to strain
Labour announces policy to fix health crisis, boost housing and workers rights on first day of conference in Liverpool
FT research finds dangerously high bed occupancy levels and delays for A&E treatment
BMA asks for Acas to mediate, but ally of health secretary appears to pour cold water on reopening talks
Steve Barclay heightens tension ahead of party conference with attack on consultants earning £130,000 a year
Many doctors, nurses and other staff who enter professional training never join full-time workforce, Nuffield Trust finds
Low wages and student debt worries are believed to have undermined applications, putting workforce plan in doubt
Medics escalate campaign for higher pay by providing only a ‘Christmas Day’ emergency service
Ministers invoke legislation that seeks to ensure minimum service levels in critical sectors
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