Britain's state-funded health system must 'reform or die,' prime ...
WEBSep 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.
England’s Health Service Is in Deep Trouble, Report Finds
WEBSep 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...
Why is Britain’s health service, a much-loved national treasure ... - CNN
WEBJan 23, 2023 · Most winters, headlines warn that Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) is at “breaking point.” The alarms sound over and over and over again. But the current crisis has set warning bells...
A National Treasure, Tarnished: Can Britain Fix Its Health Service ...
WEBJul 16, 2023 · The specter of the inequitable U.S. health system still horrifies many Britons. And in some ways, the service remains a marvel, one of the world’s most comprehensive, taxpayer-funded health...
Britain’s NHS was once idolized. Now its worst-ever crisis is ... - CNN
WEBFeb 6, 2023 · Tens of thousands of nurses and nearly 12,000 ambulance workers went on strike Monday over pay and working conditions in the biggest walkout in the 75-year history of Britain’s National...
What went wrong with Britain's National Health Service - NPR
WEBMar 13, 2023 · Junior doctors in Britain's National Health Service are striking, the latest in a wave of health worker protests — fueling debate about the future of Britain's system of free universal health...
Condition critical? Britain's beloved but battered National Health ...
WEBJul 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.
Record-breaking doctors' strike piles pressure on England's health service
WEBJan 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...
To survive, Britain’s NHS must stop fixating on hospital care
WEBMay 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 ...
The U.K.’s Government-Run Healthcare Service Is in Crisis
WEBFeb 6, 2023 · For more than a decade, the British government has run its National Health Service, the world’s largest government-run healthcare system, on a tight budget.