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Banking on an impact

By Paul Dinsdale | 05 July 2022

The UK Infrastructure Bank has published its first strategic plan. How will it invest in local pl...

HEALTH MJ: More elderly people have to sell homes to fund long-term care

By Paul Dinsdale | 07 October 2019

Around 400 pensioners sell their homes each week to pay for social care, according to the latest ...

HEALTHMJ: Victims of domestic abuse 'more likely to become homeless'

By Paul Dinsdale | 07 October 2019

A national domestic abuse charity says women who are victims are more likely to be homeless as a ...

HEALTH MJ: IPPR calls for care home funding

By Paul Dinsdale | 07 October 2019

A think-tank has called for state provision and the building of more care homes to tackle the con...

HEALTH MJ: NHS spending second lowest in G7, says ONS

By Paul Dinsdale | 07 October 2019

Spending on health in the UK is the second lowest per head in the major industrialised countries ...

Number of patients with long waits on trolleys soaring by over 6,000%

By Paul Dinsdale | 29 June 2017

There has been a rise of more than 6,000% in the number of patients waiting 12 hours on trolleys ...

Record waiting times for patients' operations, RCS study reveals

By Paul Dinsdale | 29 June 2017

The number of patients waiting six months or more for surgery has trebled over the past four year...

GPs may face fewer inspections in future

By Paul Dinsdale | 15 April 2016

GP practices may be subject to a less rigorous inspection regime in future under proposals being...

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt 'could face his IDS moment'

By Paul Dinsdale | 15 April 2016

A former Downing Street health adviser has said health secretary Jeremy Hunt faces a tough choice...

New EU rules may impact on 'vanguard' care models

By Paul Dinsdale | 15 April 2016

Concerns are growing that new EU regulations this month could leave commissioners in vanguard hos...