2nd April 2025

Palantir? There is an alternative
Our health service data, unified and accurate, offers huge possibilities for health research. But handing it all over to a military surveillance company like Palantir isn’t the only option.

UK wide maternity crisis
Crises at Morecambe Bay, then Shrewsbury and Telford, then East Kent – the problem at the heart of the NHS’s maternity care failures.

Missing nurses, a morale issue?
A third of England’s acute hospitals are consistently missing more than one in ten of the nurses they have planned for. Is rock-bottom morale the problem?

Mental health budget to fall yet again
This reduction comes despite growing pressure on mental health services and warnings of a deepening crisis. Charities expressed dismay at the news, predicting a further decline in the nation’s mental health with repercussions across society.