3 d. ago NHS boards splurge £53m on private advisers as frontline services suffer

Included in the spending was £200k for conflict resolution experts and £23k for media advisors.

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8 d. ago Lord Dannatt urged ministers to crack down on Palestine Action at request of US firm

Police officer was concerned ex-army chief, a Teledyne adviser, sought to have ‘input’ into factory attack investigationA member of the House of Lords urged ministers to crack down on Palestine Action at the request of a US defence company that employs him as an adviser.Richard Dannatt, a former head of the British army, wrote privately to two separate Home Office ministers asking them to address the “threat” posed by the group after its activists targeted a factory in 2022. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Labour grandee Alan Milburn urged to step aside from advising private equity sharks who swooped on NHS dentists as millions struggle for appointments

Labour grandee Alan Milburn has faced calls to resign from his role advising private equity predators who have bought the biggest chain of NHS dentists.

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3 w. ago Angela Rayner tells Labour to ‘step up’ and make case for being in power

Exclusive: Deputy PM defends action against party rebels and says Send system is priority, in Guardian interviewNHS to Send: four key areas Labour wants to improve before next electionAngela Rayner has urged Labour colleagues to “step up” and make the case for why the party should be in power as the government attempts to draw a line under a tumultuous first year in office and shift towards a more upbeat approach.The deputy prime minister urged Labour MPs to focus on the party’s achievements over the last 12 months rather than always thinking about failures, saying they should all be “message carriers” for what had been done well. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Dentist issues warning over drinks consumed by millions of Brits every day

Dr Deepa Chopra said even 'sugar-free' variants are still doing enormous damage to your teeth

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