We rely on the NHS to be there for us in a crisis – but it is caught in a crisis of its own
Behind every 999 call is an understanding that someone will help when we are helpless – but that trust is…
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Midwives like me have been warning maternity units are unsafe for years
We see the near misses that happen around us all the time; pray for our own trusts to be investigated,…
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The Policy Ask with Richard Sloggett: “We don’t need more hospitals, we should modernise those we have”
The former Department for Health special adviser on community care, mental health and unethical food advertising.
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How the UK trails its European neighbours for hospital capacity
Britain has fewer hospital beds per head than Germany, France and Italy.
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How the number of NHS beds in England has halved
The total number of hospital beds has fallen from 300,000 to 141,000 over the last 30 years.
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