25th June 2026

Reform’s threat to our NHS
Reform UK’s proposals would have the effect of progressively replacing public ownership of healthcare with private provision funded by taxpayers. Reform proposes an insurance based health service, but such systems are inherently more expensive, owing to the administrative expense involved in insurance. The NHS is (was?) the most efficient health service because the medical front line gets a much higher percentage of the health budget.

Palantir’s access to your health records
GPs and hospitals, currently the guardians of your health record, will be forced to reveal them to Palantir, a secretive US spy tech company with strong ties to Donald Trump. 

Lack of staff puts patients at risk
The Royal College of Nursing says “understaffing and the increasingly complex medical needs posed by an ageing population are creating a “deadly mix” for patients.”

Petition “Trained staff not AI”
Sign a petition against replacing vital healthcare roles with AI technology, leaving patients facing fewer trained staff.

Can AI replace trained doctors?
Streeting thinks so, but James Murray will have to agree. A workforce plan being finalised by health officials says the NHS in England will have to use technology to get by with hundreds of thousands fewer staff than envisaged under the previous Conservative government.

Legal action against US drug deal
The plan arranged by Trump, says campaigners, could let the health secretary override the independent judgement by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) as to how much the NHS should pay for certain medicines.

NHS budget: brutal cuts are coming
Cuts in 2025/26 have closed health services. Now a report from the NHS Alliance reveals an even tighter financial squeeze, with bigger and potentially more damaging cuts, is on the way in many areas for 2026/27.