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People abandon contacting their GP ‘over fears of long waits’

After deciding not to call their GP, people most often turned to managing the condition themselves or seeking advice on the internet.

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2023

NHS horror as patients forced to get the BUS or drive instead of wait for an ambulance

A shock poll has found one in three people needing emergency care have now driven, taken taxis, trains or even buses as desperate patients find their own way to hospital

Daily Mirror · Apr 9, 2023

Tory MP Scott Benton filmed offering to lobby for gambling industry investors

MPs are barred from carrying out paid lobbying or advising on how to influence Parliament in exchange for money.

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023

Just 10 of Johnson’s 40 new hospitals have planning permission

The Liberal Democrats said the Tories are on course to break their flagship NHS election pledge.

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2023

Revealed: only 10 of Boris Johnson’s promised 40 new hospital projects have planning permission

Conservatives on course to break flagship NHS pledge as cost of replacing crumbling wards and operating theatres soars

The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2023

More than a dozen WWII-era ambulance stations still used by NHS

The figures on old ambulance stations were revealed in a parliamentary question by Lib Dem health spokeswoman Daisy Cooper, who said: 'Across England too many NHS buildings are life-expired or crumbling'

Daily Mirror · Jan 27, 2023

Jeremy Hunt warns economic ‘discipline’ needed to get inflation under control

Chancellor told a Cabinet away day that inflation is only predicted to fall due to ‘tough decisions’ to stabilise the economy.

The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2023

Hunt calls for economic ‘discipline’ to curb cost-of-living pressures - OLD

The Chancellor told a Cabinet away day that inflation is only predicted to fall due to ‘tough decisions’ to stabilise the economy.

The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2023

Fraud-busters get back just £5.8m of £1bn lost to Covid loan criminals

Authorities have launched almost 300 investigations but have managed to take back just £5.8 million from fraudsters who stole more than £1.1 billion in Covid loans during the height of the pandemic

Daily Mirror · Jan 21, 2023

Nadhim Zahawi fights for his political life after admitting tax ‘error’

Embattled Tory party chair reveals he made ‘careless but not deliberate’ error over multimillion-pound share sale

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2023