by Chris Rogers | 22 Sep 2016 | European Union, Health
The Health Select Committee has invited written submissions on the priorities for health and social care in Brexit negotiations. Having received a wide range of evidence on what areas affect this policy area through the pre-referendum inquiry into the impact of EU...
by Chris Rogers | 8 Sep 2016 | Health
The callous and unethical decision of the doctors’ trade union to call a series of five day strikes creates a huge opportunity for the fundamental reform that the National Health Service so desperately needs. The decision to delay the first of those strikes until...
by Chris Rogers | 12 Aug 2016 | Health, Local Government
Labour’s most experienced healthcare politician has been chosen as mayoral candidate for the area that is leading radical NHS change. Sounds perfect. Or is it? Andy Burnham served as Health Secretary for just under a year, and resumed the shadow brief for...
by Chris Rogers | 13 Jul 2016 | Defence, Economy, Health, Local Government, Politics
Most of us probably don’t include the phrases ‘visit the Queen,’ ‘form a government,’ ‘collect Downing Street keys from Dave,’ and ‘buy food for Larry the cat’ on our daily list of things to do. But that is what’s on the docket for incoming Prime Minister...
by Chris Rogers | 1 Apr 2016 | Education & Children's Services, Health, Public Sector
Health and education. Two areas of policy vital to any government. And now it emerges that both could come out on strike at the same time. General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers Christine Blower has revealed at the NUT’s conference that teachers could...
