Tag Archives: Jeremy Hunt

Don’t blame NHS strain on foreigners: try other government departments first

Before rushing to blame foreign visitors for putting a strain on the health service with some rather dubious statistics, perhaps the prime minister and his health secretary would do well to examine the policies of other departments of government that are both costing the NHS money and preventing NHS staff from doing what they are qualified to do.

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The public won’t be fooled by the government on the NHS

The government will try and blame the failure of Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust on the NHS. The public won’t buy it.

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Comment: Hunt fails his own test on Lewisham

Jeremy Hunt has failed his own test on Lewisham Hospital following his decision on the hospital’s future last Friday.

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Olympic legacy? What legacy? Yet another Gove attack on school sport

Michael Gove was attacked by Labour today for “actively damaging school sport” for the delay in the unveiling of a new £100 million school sport policy.

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Campaigners step up fight to save lives and Save Lewisham Hospital

Jos Bell writes on the progress of the Save Lewisham Hospital campaign and the continued ignorance of Messrs Hunt and Kershaw.

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Unfair, dangerous, unbelievable… Hunt’s death clock ticks down on Lewisham Hospital

Jos Bell updates us on the progress of the Save Lewisham Hospital campaign and attacks the ignorant ideology behind those who wish to close the hospital.

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Banners and brollies: The fight to save Lewisham Hospital

Jos Bell reports on the march to save Lewisham Hospital and writes about what is next for the movement.

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The example of Gloucestershire shows how Tory policies are damaging the NHS

A landmark case in Gloucestershire illustrates how short-sighted government policies have damaged the NHS.

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Con 2012: What does Jeremy Hunt have in store for the NHS?

Debbie Abrahams MP, PPS to the shadow health secretary Andy Burnham and chair of the PLP health committee, looks at what Jeremy Hunt has in store for the NHS.

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Con 2012: Comment: Out-of-his-depth Hunt’s speech was one of the worst ever made

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt’s speech to the Conservative Party conference today was one of the worst one ever made by a holder of a major Whitehall department.

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