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Leading experts urge ministers to ‘stand firm on tobacco and vape regulations’

The consultation on plain packaging for vapes and other tobacco and nicotine products ends on Friday.

The Independent UK · Oct 1

Reform UK levy on employing overseas staff ‘would harm NHS and social care’

Exclusive: Experts say policy could also cause shortages of school teachers and drive some universities to bankruptcy

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27

UK’s North–South life expectancy divide widens as study finds shocking differences

UK life expectancy is now also lowest of all comparable high-income countries, apart from Germany and the US

The Independent UK · Jul 26

NHS dissatisfaction is falling – is this a turning point or is something else at play?

For a health service long defined by waiting lists, staff shortages and steady erosion of public confidence, the latest figures offer something unfamiliar: a sense that the mood is shifting. A new survey by The King’s Fund and Nuffield Trust records a six-point increase in satisfaction, and the sharpest fall…

The Conversation · Mar 27

NHS satisfaction rises for the first time since the pandemic but ‘still a long way to go’

The latest survey found public satisfaction with the UK’s health service rose by five percentage points to 26%

The Independent UK · Mar 25

NHS trusts facing difficult decisions amid ‘perilous’ financial situation

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The Independent UK · Mar 12

NHS financial crisis deepens as trusts report £780 million deficit

The situation is forcing health leaders to make ‘increasingly difficult choices’

The Independent UK · Mar 12

The generation ‘at risk of being left behind’ amid mental health and obesity crisis

They are ‘struggling’ to access support as funding hasn’t kept up with demand

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2025

New study lays bare the growing crisis NHS faces

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The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2025

NHS frontline staff forced to ‘plug gaps that should be filled by managers’

Skilled clinical professionals are spending hours each week ‘chasing paperwork, managing rotas or navigating broke administrative systems’ says a new report

The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2025