Since the introduction of the new rules, there is a growing body of evidence highlighting their adverse impacts. Through interviews with people with direct experience of NHS charging, healthcare ...

One in four children in England are obese by the end of primary school. One in five have a probable mental health disorder.

Asylum accommodation costs have soared in recent years, with billions of pounds being spent on housing people in inadequate conditions, which is both a waste of public funds and a failure to meet ...

UK has been bottom of the G7 league for investment in 24 out of last 30 years IPPR analysis of OECD figures comes as both Conservatives and Labour plan to reduce public investment over the next ...

The number of deaths that could have been avoided with timely healthcare or public health interventions is much higher in the UK than in all other comparable European nations. This is down to a wide ...

The Office for Budgetary Responsibility has outlined a new approach to modelling the growth impacts of public investment. Unlike before, this allows them to better reflect the economic benefits of ...

Measures to boost public investment in today’s budget reverse planned cuts and mean the Starmer government is forecast to deliver the highest average level of public investment of any prime minister ...

People are more likely to leave work due to a heart condition than any other health issue, according to a new report from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR). The think tank found that ...

Back office, entry level and part-time jobs most exposed to automation, and women significantly more affected 11 per cent of tasks are exposed to existing generative AI, rising to 59 per cent if ...

Widespread public support for stronger government interventions to improve health – challenging 'nanny state' myth and showing it could be a vote-winner, especially in key battleground seats ...

Leading figures from health, politics and wider society propose most ambitious blueprint for the nation's health since the Beveridge report A comprehensive plan for a modern 21st century health ...