TRC News

New eyes on our care homes

Infant mortality rates rise for third consecutive year, hitting poorest communities hardest

Dentist closures leave thousands without access to NHS treatment

School asks BBC Children in Need to cover funding gap

The Tory hopefuls toying with a brutal, no-deal Brexit have just given us another year of needless austerity too

How austerity is forcing disabled women into sex work

Tories are a threat to the very backbone of our NHS

Half a million must change GP surgery as closures hit record high

So THAT’S why you can’t get a doctor: A record 138 surgeries closed down last year as hundreds of GPs quit leaving millions of patients affected

Over half a million patients forced to swap GP surgeries after closures last year

GP surgery closures are up by 700% in five years hitting half a million patients

Government policy makes people ill – and the NHS pays the price

Personal care should be free for over-65s, says thinktank

Swathes of Britain are now healthcare deserts: 10million in rural areas now lack basic services like GP surgeries, local hospitals and nursing homes

GPs say 10-minute appointment with doctor is too short

Top GP says traditional ten-minute appointments are too short to treat patients effectively and wants 15 mins instead

GPs demand more time to see patients with 15-minute appointments across the NHS

‘A national shame’: headteachers voice anger about pupils’ hunger

UK’s ‘cruel and harmful policies’ lack regard for child hunger, says NGO

UK’s failure to address ‘hunger crisis’ is breach of human rights, warns report

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