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Published in: Home: NewsNHS privatisation linked to 557 ‘treatable’ deaths in five yearsOxford University researchers found relative spend on outsourcing was associated with deaths from certain illnesses
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Published in: 50.50: InterviewRacism in UK maternal care: ‘Why aren’t we being listened to?’Sandra Igwe on the trauma she and many other women of colour are left with after being disregarded during pregnancy
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Published in: Home: OpinionThe flailing PM is rewriting history to claim ‘COVID success’. Don’t let himBoris Johnson looks set to cling to ‘the vaccine rollout’ in an effort to stay afloat. In truth, he failed on COVID
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Published in: 50.50: NewsNHS pulls trans health conference after speakers’ anti-trans links exposedExclusive: Safety concerns for LGBTIQ+ attendees at event that whistleblowers feared would promote ‘extremist’ ideologies
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Published in: Home: NewsExclusive: Most of Javid’s ‘69 new NHS centres’ may not actually existThe health secretary last month claimed 69 new centres are ‘up and running’ – but neither his department nor the NHS...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsPPE from VIP companies three times more likely to be unfit for purposeNearly 60% of the PPE procured from firms linked to the UK government was unusable – sparking fresh questions about...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsExclusive: Health and social care levy will cost NHS and care workers £390mopenDemocracy analysis finds National Insurance hike will force health and care staff in England to pay millions for...
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Published in: ourNHS: OpinionHow did England end up in this unprepared Omicron mess?Johnson and his cabinet have wasted their time, our money, expert science and the goodwill of both NHS workers and the public
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Published in: ourNHS: OpinionWhy can’t the UK government explain what its Health Bill will actually achieve?Tory MPs are quick to dispute claims that this bill is about privatisation. But there’s a reason why none of them...
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Published in: ourNHS: NewsWebsite for booking NHS appointments offers mostly private healthcareExclusive: Patients trying to book NHS GP services online are plunged into a ‘baffling’ system of paid-for tests and...
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Published in: ourNHS: NewsGo private for the treatment you need, NHS tells patientsPatients are being refused treatment, discharged too early and pushed towards private referrals, openDemocracy’s...
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Published in: ourNHS: NewsThree-quarters of UK public worried more NHS privatisation will damage care
Exclusive: Both Tory and Labour voters are worried about the impact of more NHS privatisation, poll commissioned by...
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Published in: ourNHS: NewsMP with stake in giant health insurer lobbied for ‘Australian-style’ care insuranceExclusive: Tory MP Marcus Fysh ‘wrong’ not to mention interest in insurance firm when proposing insurance-friendly...
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Published in: ourNHS: OpinionVote looms on health bill that would subject English NHS to cronyism and cutsThe government has failed to allay privatisation concerns in major new health bill – MPs must vote it down at third reading
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Published in: ourNHS: OpinionUK government’s pandemic deal was win-win… for private hospitalsA multi-billion-pound contract enlisted 187 private hospitals to help the UK’s COVID response. Why did they care for...
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Published in: ourNHS: NewsUK government could face legal action over huge, secretive health databaseExclusive: Lawyers acting for openDemocracy have written to health secretary Sajid Javid demanding transparency over...
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Published in: ourNHS: AnalysisWhat the Tories want to do with our health data, and why we need to stop themBoris Johnson looks set on using our health data as a bargaining chip to keep his Brexit/US trade dream alive – but...
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Published in: ourNHS: OpinionThe UK government has ended Palantir’s NHS data deal. But the fight isn’t overAfter two legal cases initiated by openDemocracy and Foxglove, the government has scrapped its contract with the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsUK health department ends data deal with ‘spy tech’ company PalantirGovernment seeking to move away from third party data platforms after openDemocracy’s legal win
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: Analysis9 reasons Johnson’s plans don’t fix social careThe quality of care will still be relative to a person’s ability to pay for it
Tell Priti Patel: Stop your attack on journalistic freedom
Journalists who share leaks of official information should not face life imprisonment for doing their job
