Cross-party task force will aim to tackle one of the country’s most intractable political problems
Lessons from the Blair era show that focusing on one outcome can distort the rest of the healthcare system
So far it has stumbled from one policy mis-step to another
Critics of proposed legislation argue for better end-of-life care ahead of vote on Friday
Companies will be forced to disclose finances in bid to curb ‘excessive profits’ bankrupting councils
Grassroots projects in Surrey show positive impact of tackling health problems before they escalate
Long-awaited mental health bill will end use of prison cells for people experiencing severe mental illness
Funding commitments raise questions over whether the money can deliver needed long-term transformation
Even in relatively prosperous Hampshire, the cost of providing social care is swallowing up funding for everything else
Growing demand and a lack of state funding means a heavy financial burden awaits families seeking care
Labour ministers find that their newly active government stands on atrophying limbs
Crisis gripping health service in England is ‘laid bare’ in damning review by Lord Darzi
Wes Streeting tells FT Weekend festival that people ‘are not living well longer’
Care home shortage and a stabilising residential market offer opportunities in rate-sensitive property funds
The UK government needs to look abroad for inspiration
Care home costs have been rising steeply
Jenni Fagan’s searing autobiography recounts her ordeal of being shunted from place to place
The chancellor’s scrapping of social care plans shows how short-term tactics continue to let down the UK
Care Quality Commission’s shortcomings are ‘hampering’ its ability to identify poor performance, says independent review
County Council Network warns of £30bn ‘black hole’ in funding for long-delayed reforms
Lessons from other countries highlight importance of political consensus to fix chronic funding shortfall
Parties ‘need to be honest’ about scale of investment needed to tackle health service crisis in England, warn analysts
Public priorities at odds with government spending programme for community healthcare, data show
The rights of the terminally ill to choose a better death need careful consideration
Report finds 10-year road map to tackle funding and staffing crisis is failing to deliver
