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Wanless: Action still needed on NHS

Unprecedented investment into the NHS over the past five years has not produced meaningful improvements in productivity, an independent report for the King’s Fund has claimed today. After examining how effective extra government funding to health services had been, the author of the report Derek Wanless admitted there had been some improvements in areas such… Read more »

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Govt under pressure to regulate private equity

Unions have called for greater transparency and regulation of private equity firms. Delegates at the TUC conference in Brighton overwhelming backed a motion condemning the practices of private equity firms and calling for greater protection of employees. Brought by Connect, it described private equity as a “21st century gold-rush,” where takeovers by private equity firms… Read more »