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Labour is badly wrong on GP services
Divorcing doctors, as the first line of our universal healthcare system, from the NHS by turning them into salaried employees is an obvious move towards further privatisation, writes HELEN O’CONNOR
A registration form and a stethoscope at GP surgery
MARC VANDEPITTE says AI is driving the pace of destruction to unprecedented speed
ADRIAN WEIR looks at the positives and negatives in the Employment Rights Act as delivered, and explains why the Campaign for Trade Union Freedom and Strike Map are rallying for a second Bill this weekend
The public recognise the corrosive influence of the rich over our democracy, argues MIKE COWLEY — it’s a shame the Labour Party doesn’t
ANDREW MURRAY reviews a ruling class divided on how to adapt to Trump’s new world disorder — and the basis for united opposition to it
JORDAN RIVERA and DEANA BROOKS assess the recently concluded 358-day strike, related disputes at other hospital trusts and lessons for future action
THE NHS was a world-class, cost-effective and safe system three decades ago.
The entire country benefited from timely GP appointments, rapid emergency access to A&E, sufficient hospital beds and safe staffing levels.
Any upheaval in primary care should be opposed because years of “reform and modernisation” have already plunged a healthcare system that was the envy of the world into an unprecedented crisis.
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