BIZARRE: 2 - What They Never Told You

Digitising NHS and adult social care ‘will cost £21bn over the next five years’

The Government has pledged to move services from analogue to digital as part of its ‘three shifts’ for the NHS.

Evening Standard · May 8, 2025

Doctors cry out for investment after survey finds GP access is top priority for patients

Chair of the Royal College of GPs says it is ‘no surprise’ that better access to GP appointments was the main priority for the public

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2025

GP access tops list of public’s NHS concerns, survey finds

The Government’s health service aims and the public’s priorities may be misaligned, the Health Foundation think tank found.

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2025

NHS patients at risk as hospital urgent repair costs triple in decade

Cost of maintenance backlog has increased dramatically since 2015 and health service lost 600 days of clinical time to related incidents in the past year

The Guardian - UK · Dec 28, 2024

Most people happy to share health data to develop artificial intelligence – poll

The study found three quarters of the public support sharing some of their personal data to help the NHS.

The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2024

Support for processed food taxes grows

Participants of a survey conducted by Ipsos said the taxes would help combat the country’s obesity crisis

Salon · Aug 20, 2024

Third of people fear AI could lead to medics missing errors, poll suggests

The technology could play a ‘significant role’ in easing NHS pressure but ‘some remain unconvinced’, according to think tank The Health Foundation.

The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2024

Health groups call for social care minimum wage to avert staffing crisis in England

Warning on ‘cycle of low wages’ comes as government pledges in king’s speech to introduce fair pay agreement

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2024

Why people are spending their own money on healthcare rather than wait for the NHS

The NHS is, once again, a central plank of pre-election debate and given the public’s views on the future of the NHS, waiting times and staffing numbers are being rightly scrutinised. Less attention, however, is being paid to the hidden health agenda of out-of-pocket spending. Along with Anita Charlesworth from…

The Conversation · Jun 21, 2024

NHS will need extra £38bn a year by 2030, thinktank warns

Health Foundation finds current spending plans for England insufficient and says difficult trade-offs are inevitable

The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2024