laurahughesft.bsky.social
Public Policy Correspondent, Financial Times. laura.hughes@ft.com
👤 Joined on 30 April 2025
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@laurahughesft.bsky.social🚨NHS hospitals have admitted to a litany of errors in the data behind a headline claim about the success of the controversial £330mn Palantir contract after a @financialtimes.com investigation found dozens of irregularities. Scoop w/ @laurahughesft.bsky.social as.ft.com/r/7ab92d75-3...
Show PostEncouragingly, MPs, peers and academics have signed an open letter calling for a national screening programme - an effort led by @aveek18.bsky.social, @leecrawfurd.bsky.social and Lauren Gilbert. Credit, too, to @laurahughesft.bsky.social and @financialtimes.com for bringing the issue to the fore.
Show PostThis is v important piece on UK maternal care by @laurahughesft.bsky.social but makes for difficult reading My wife encountered this with our second child, thankfully everything ended up OK but there were a series of very dangerous mistakes made as.ft.com/r/24e63817-d...
Show PostGreat write up in the FT by @laurahughesft.bsky.social of @amberdellar.bsky.social's new schools report. It's striking how quickly pupil numbers are falling (particularly in London) but how slowly school capacity is adapting. That's left 600k places unfilled and put huge pressure on school finances
Show PostGood news that the UK Health Ministry has finally been shamed into thinking about child lead screening, great work @laurahughesft.bsky.social ! www.ft.com/content/e27f...
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