Why is Wes Streeting challenging the BMA?
The shadow health secretary is trying to find a middle ground on the NHS.
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The worst of the pandemic may be past, but the NHS is struggling to recover
The total number of patients waiting for some form of investigation or specialist treatment has topped 7 million.
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Kate Lee’s Q&A: “People are surprised by how ruthlessly commercial I am”
The CEO of Alzheimer’s Society discusses working in the charity sector, and the appalling state of UK social care.
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The economic case for providing free school meals to more children
Expanding the scheme to families on Universal Credit would be a precisely targeted and effective intervention.
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Sick Britain: how economic inactivity has surged
A record 2.5 million people are not looking for work because they suffer from long-term sickness.
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NHS backlog tracker: How long are hospital waiting lists where you live?
The New Statesman tracks delays in NHS treatment in England by postcode.
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Over half of non-British care workers come from poorer countries
Analysis raises concerns that the sector has relied on overseas labour after Brexit.
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Why are Americans dying so early?
Captains of Silicon Valley may be investing in ways to live forever, but life expectancy for ordinary people in the…
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A message to the new health secretary: don’t scrap the health inequalities review
Steve Barclay should revive the nixed plans on tackling thealth disparities brought to light by the pandemic.
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Healthcare strikes not in the best interests of patients or NHS, says Wes Streeting
The shadow health secretary believes that strikes will not solve the “biggest crisis” in the health service’s history.
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We must raise our ambitions if we want to improve health outcomes
MSD’s executive medical director on tackling inequalities, overcoming barriers to access and what more the government needs to do
General practice is in crisis – and the government is failing to act
The Health and Social Care Committee has published a report calling for urgent reform.
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Menopause support is woefully inadequate – we need action now
One in ten women are leaving the workplace because of a lack of support.
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I’m a care worker – I’ve had enough of being mistreated and underpaid
To end the social care crisis, we must value the vital job that carers do.
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Sian E Harding Q&A: “I have inherited my grandmother’s gravy gene”
The cardiac scientist on her love of Sherlock Holmes, animals’ sexual behaviour and the phrases that bug her.
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The Policy Ask with Michelle Mitchell: “I never saw female CEO role models when I was growing up”
The chief executive of Cancer Research UK on self-confidence, the workforce crisis and the 10-year cancer plan.
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The nation’s lungs shouldn’t bear the brunt of skyrocketing bills
For those who suffer with lung conditions, price hikes could bring a public health crisis.
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Henry Marsh confronts his mortality
As a neurosurgeon, Marsh was comfortable with death. But in his new memoir And Finally, he finds himself on the…
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The problem with appointing a man as Scotland’s first “period dignity officer”
Hiring someone who has never had a period illustrates the importance of thoughtful policy implementation.
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NHS dental patients have been punished for long enough
Dentistry is not a nice-to-have, yet the government treats it as healthcare’s poor relation.
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