England’s Health Service Is in Deep Trouble, Report Finds
Sep 11, 2024 — England’s National Health Service, one of the country’s most revered institutions, is in “critical” condition, according to a government-commissioned report that cited long waits for...
Britain's state-funded health system must 'reform or die,' prime ...
Sep 12, 2024 — LONDON (AP) — Britain’s much-loved but overstretched health system is in critical condition and must “reform or die,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Thursday, claiming that years of neglect and botched restructuring had made the United Kingdom an increasingly unhealthy nation.
Why is Britain’s health service, a much-loved national treasure ... - CNN
Jan 23, 2023 — Many fear Britain is witnessing the collapse of its beloved healthcare system. Most winters, headlines warn that Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) is at “breaking point.” The alarms...
UK outlines National Health Service overhaul after budget uplift
3 days ago — Britain set out plans to overhaul its National Health Service (NHS) on Wednesday, aiming for better value for money and improved productivity, as it seeks to ensure 23 billion pounds ($29 billion ...
What went wrong with Britain's National Health Service - NPR
Mar 13, 2023 — Britain's National Health Service is living through what some see as the worst crisis in its history. It's plagued by staff shortages and record-breaking delays. Junior doctors this week...
A National Treasure, Tarnished: Can Britain Fix Its Health Service ...
Jul 16, 2023 — In Britain, local councils, not the National Health Service, are responsible for social care. Years of budget cuts have left them stretched and not up to the task.
Record-breaking doctors' strike piles pressure on England's health service
Jan 3, 2024 — Junior doctors in England started a six-day walkout over pay on Wednesday, the longest strike in the 75-year history of the state-run National Health Service (NHS), which will hit patient care...
Junior Doctors at N.H.S. Begin 6-Day Strike - The New York Times
Jan 3, 2024 — Then, on Wednesday, junior doctors walked off the job in England, triggering a cascade of canceled appointments and surgeries — a fresh obstacle for Queen’s, and for Britain’s crisis-ridden...
To survive, Britain’s NHS must stop fixating on hospital care
May 25, 2023 — Privacy concerns and bungled implementation have impeded efforts to join up patient records—and to realise the potential of the NHS, which is unusual in holding cradle-to-grave information on a ...
Condition critical? Britain's beloved but battered National Health ...
Jul 5, 2023 — LONDON (AP) — It’s unusual to throw a birthday party for a health care system, but that’s exactly what the U.K. did for the National Health Service, a beloved but increasingly creaky institution that turned 75 on Wednesday.