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Nursing watchdog in the ‘last chance saloon’ as explosive report finds poor judgement, toxic behaviour and paralysis affecting decision-making

Health service is at tipping point, say experts, and ‘novel solutions’ have been wrongly hyped

On fifth day in office, PM and deputy will meet England’s regional mayors as Labour draws up new bill for king’s speech

Health secretary wants to bring back family doctors, cut pressure on hospitals and solve pay disputes

Plus, an automated transcript of today’s show

Labour have walked into a public funding nightmare, and political experts share why this means funding for schools might not take their top priority.

Thousands of appointments were recently postponed after hackers targeted the NHS.

SCOTTISH Labour’s deputy leader has suggested the Scottish Government should follow Wes Streeting’s plans for heavier involvement of the private…

Labour has come to power with a mandate for change and big ambitions to grow the economy and rebuild public services. It wants to move swiftly to implement its early pledges while keeping within its self-imposed spending limits.

In 1997, Tony Blair’s election “pledge card” included a promise to cut NHS waiting lists, then totalling 1.16 million. Keir Starmer’s “first steps for change” include a similar pledge to cut waiting times, but his task is on a different scale, with 7.5 million people currently awaiting treatment. How did…

Chancellor will use first speech to declare ‘national mission’ that involves unblocking infrastructure and private investment