NHS dental patients have paid 4.5bn in charges since 1997, while 2 million people have ‘lost’ their dentist, the Conservatives have claimed.
The total paid in charges per year increased 22 per cent between 1997 and 2007, according to figures released to shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley.
The NHS leadership doesn’t seem ready to openly discuss the problems besetting the NHS, especially the workforce crisis, let alone seek meaningful solutions, notes Andy Cowper
The chancellor’s recent speech with incorrect numbers about the funding boost to the NHS damages public perception at a time when trust in politics is low, says Andy Cowper
The prime minister has announced a new cancer strategy for the NHS that will see patients diagnosed and treated faster to improve cancer survival rates.
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Financial penalties are being lifted from high-profile standards including cancer and elective waiting times, so far without attracting much attention. How is this happening? And will it work, asks Rob Findlay
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