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Category: politics

  • When the NHS Waiting Room Turns Violent

    NHS A&E staff now face record violence, with one worker attacked every two hours, according to Royal College of Nursing data. Rising waits, corridor care and staff shortages are fuelling assaults, forcing many nurses out of frontline roles. The crisis affects patients too, reducing capacity across both NHS and private UK care. MMG offers a…

  • Taxing Care, Choking Choice: Why VAT on Private Health Will Backfire

    As the Government eyes new tax revenues, Lord Kinnock has called for VAT to be imposed on private healthcare – framing it as a step toward fairness and funding the NHS. But this short-sighted move would raise costs for ordinary patients, worsen NHS backlogs and drive more doctors out of the UK. At a time…