Will the Amos review fix our broken maternity system?
Bereaved families hope they will get the answers they have long fought for. But questions remain over the investigation’s approach
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If the government isn’t careful, GPs could go the way of dentists
Dental practitioners have always offered both NHS and private care to their patients
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Oxford trust accused of inappropriately accessing maternity campaigner’s medical records
The trust confirmed to the New Statesman that an investigation is underway
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No one believes the NHS is getting better
People who have positive NHS experiences put it down to luck, not planning
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Sussex maternity inquiry to review more than 1,000 cases
The decision follows sustained lobbying by bereaved families
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How Labour can win again
Working-class voters did not abandon the party – we have forced them to leave
By Policy sclerosis is ravaging the NHS and Whitehall
Can it be cured?
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We can’t trust Palantir with our NHS data
Is this really the company we should be entrusting with our health service’s digital architecture?
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The rise and rise of icky IVF ads
Fertility treatment has become a major market
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The doctors’ strike is about more than money
It is existential
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The meningitis outbreak and Britain’s long Covid problem
After the pandemic, we are too quick to panic
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Streeting’s maternity taskforce to start work next week
The group will form a national action plan to “tackle deep-rooted inequalities”
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Donna Ockenden to chair Leeds maternity investigation
The announcement is bittersweet for bereaved Sussex families still waiting for a review
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Inside the decision to pause the puberty blocker trial
The MHRA’s U-turn raises questions over regulatory process
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England’s maternity system “not working” for anyone, review says
Baroness Amos’ interim report reveals an overstretched and demoralised NHS workforce
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Bereaved Sussex families call for ‘unlimited’ maternity investigation
After a New Statesman and BBC investigation, more parents are speaking out
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England’s maternity scandal engulfs another NHS trust
Dozens of babies’ deaths might have been avoided. Their families are fighting for answers
By Should the NHS stop screening patients for cancer?
Some are subjected to unnecessary therapies, which can cause significant harm
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The NHS taboo could break
Wes Streeting is right to warn that the service’s future is in peril
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Wes Streeting: “I’m pretty frustrated”
The Health Secretary on Keir Starmer, Labour’s purpose, and his future
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