Martin Bagot

Nurses now have more student debt than doctors, amid an exodus of them from social care. The nurses' union is urging Andy Burnham to help tackle their financial woes as they now graduate owing £50,160 on average. Freedom of Information requests show this ... See more

RCN says nurses on lower pay bands are left servicing a debt that only ever grows (Image: Getty Images) Nurses now have more student debt than doctors, amid an exodus of them from social care. The nurses' union is urging Andy Burnham to help tackle their ... See more

Andy Burnham has welcomed the launch of a world-first trial to find drugs that tackle dementia. The Prime Minister - whose father Roy died with the disease in September - says finding drugs that work against it is a 'national priority' after decades of re... See more

One in ten people have gone without vital medicines because of the cost of NHS prescriptions in England, polling shows. Pharmacists and charities have launched a campaign calling for prescription charges to be scrapped in the country - like they have in S... See more

Campaign to ban NHS prescription charges in England as poll shows people can't afford them Pharmacists and charities are demanding prescription charges are scrapped like they have been in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland where medicines are free View ... See more