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The case for the NHS

Analysis of healthcare services in 22 countries reveal tax-funded systems are cheaper, have lower admin costs – and there is no evidence insurance-based models outperform them. Peter Blackburn finds out more

Health & Society By Peter Blackburn
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Mental health assessment fees remain unchanged for decades

Lack of will to increase rates disincentivises doctors from taking on essential work, warns BMA

Pay & Contracts By Tim Tonkin
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Doctors raise alarm on ‘unsafe and distressing’ substitution

BMA publishes survey of 5,000 doctors on role of advanced practitioners

Life at Work Ben Ireland
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The right money, in the right place, right now

So many parts of Scottish healthcare feel neglected and left behind by what small funds are made available. In our final piece previewing this week's election, Jennifer Trueland hears the case for fairer investment

Life at Work By Jennifer Trueland
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A great country – with a great need for change

So many doctors and medical students working in Wales form a strong connection with the country, but if they are to stay and thrive, they need the government to get the NHS right. In our third piece ahead of this week's election, Seren Boyd hears of an urgent need for better, fairer workforce planning

Life at Work By Seren Boyd
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A service at breaking point

Patients fading away in corridors, treatment targets missed, care delivered far from people's homes – whichever party rules Wales after 7 May will be given some urgent priorities by doctors. By Seren Boyd

Life at Work By Seren Boyd
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Working at the limit

There is perhaps no greater safety net in society than the local GP practice – but what happens when the intense working pressures mean it no longer feels safe to its staff? In the first of a series of articles ahead of the Welsh elections on 7 May, Seren Boyd visits a practice in a deprived part of south Wales, to hear doctors' priorities for the new government

Life at Work By Seren Boyd

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