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Labour failing to live up to ambition to reform public services, analysis finds https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/26/labour-failing-to-live-up-to-ambition-to-reform-public-services-analysis-finds #PublicServicesPolicy #Politics #Society #UkNews #Labour #Devolution #Nhs
Labour failing to live up to ambition to reform public services, analysis finds

Government not on course to meet its three objectives, including to shift power from Whitehall to local areas, says IFG

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World news | The GuardianMar 19
NHS was ‘on brink of collapse’ during pandemic, Covid inquiry finds https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/19/superhuman-healthcare-workers-saved-nhs-from-collapse-covid-inquiry-concludes #Nhs #CovidInquiry #UkNews #Society #Health #HealthPolicy #PublicServicesPolicy #Politics #Coronavirus
NHS was ‘on brink of collapse’ during pandemic, Covid inquiry finds

Heather Hallett says ‘superhuman’ efforts of workers were at times the only reason health service survived

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World news | The GuardianMar 16
Plans to cut NHS international workforce appear overambitious, say MPs https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/16/international-nhs-workforce-cuts-overambitious-mps-warn #Nhs #Health #Society #UkNews #HealthPolicy #Politics #PublicServicesPolicy
Plans to cut NHS international workforce appear overambitious, say MPs

Health service in England has saved more than £14bn hiring from overseas, report says, as doubt is cast on aim to reduce international recruitment to 10%

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World news | The GuardianMar 13
Patients face long journeys for medicines as pharmacies cut weekend hours https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/13/patients-face-long-journeys-for-medicines-as-pharmacies-cut-weekend-hours #Nhs #Society #Health #RuralAffairs #PharmaceuticalsIndustry #Business #UkNews #HealthPolicy #Politics #PublicServicesPolicy
Patients face long journeys for medicines as pharmacies cut weekend hours

More than 20% of weekend availability lost in England since 2022, forcing some to turn to A&E, says national association

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World news | The GuardianMar 6
Louise Casey: England’s social care system faces ‘moment of reckoning’ https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/06/louise-casey-englands-social-care-system-faces-moment-of-reckoning #SocialCare #LouiseCasey #Dementia #Alzheimers #PublicServicesPolicy #Politics #Society #UkNews #OlderPeople
Louise Casey: England’s social care system faces ‘moment of reckoning’

Head of government-commissioned review says adult social care is held together by ‘sticking plasters and glue’

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Science | The GuardianMar 4
‘A new normal’: inquiry’s key findings on how Covid changed UK society https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/04/covid-inquiry-key-findings-impact-uk-society-legacy #Coronavirus #InfectiousDiseases #MedicalResearch #Biology #Science #WorldNews #UkNews #HealthPolicy #Health #PublicServicesPolicy #Society #Homelessness #MentalHealth #Disability
‘A new normal’: inquiry’s key findings on how Covid changed UK society

Final module focuses on legacy and impact on mental health, particularly for key workers, vulnerable and bereaved people

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World news | The GuardianMar 3
Councils’ temporary housing costs to more than double by 2029-30, says LGA https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/03/council-temporary-housing-costs-more-than-double-2029-30-lga #Homelessness #LocalGovernment #Housing #Politics #Society #Communities #PublicServicesPolicy #SocialExclusion #UkNews #England
Councils’ temporary housing costs to more than double by 2029-30, says LGA

Exclusive: Local Government Association says figure to house homeless people in England will reach almost £4bn

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World news | The GuardianFeb 25
Treasury calls in Blair thinktank to advise on using AI across public services https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/25/trtreasury-blair-thinktank-advise-on-ai-use-public-services #AiArtificialIntelligence #Computing #Technology #PublicServicesPolicy #Politics #Society #UkNews
Treasury calls in Blair thinktank to advise on using AI across public services

Unimpressed tech equity campaigners compare move to ‘inviting in foxes to consult on the future of the henhouse’

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World news | The GuardianFeb 21
Ministers to set out plans to halve attainment gap in England’s schools https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/feb/21/ministers-to-set-out-plans-to-halve-attainment-gap-in-england-schools #SchoolFunding #Schools #PublicServicesPolicy #UkNews #Education #Society #Politics #Labour #Inequality
Ministers to set out plans to halve attainment gap in England’s schools

White paper proposes changing criteria under which schools get funding to support the most disadvantaged students

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World news | The GuardianFeb 19
Ministers must end ‘barking mad’ restraints on civil service pay, union leader warns https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/19/ministers-must-end-restraints-civil-service-pay-regulators-mike-clancy-prospect-union #CivilService #PublicSectorPay #Regulators #PublicServicesPolicy #TradeUnions #ZerohoursContracts #WorkersRights #EmploymentLaw #UkNews #Politics #Society #Business
Ministers must end ‘barking mad’ restraints on civil service pay, union leader warns

Exclusive: Prospect boss Mike Clancy cites problems retaining technical and digital experts

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