Life & Society: Health

More for less

Faced with a gap in funding at the same time as growing demand, can the NHS survive – let alone prosper? Niall Dickson looks at the challenges ahead

Close to our hearts

Health reform beyond the hype

How should services in the UK and US change, and what can they learn from each other?

The war for the poor

In the run-up to next year’s general election, poverty is back at the heart of political debate. In the first of a series of investigations into the reality of deprivation in Britain today, Fran Abrams uncovers the deepening effects of joblessness in Lancashire

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Q&A: Duncan Bannatyne

The entrepreneur discusses his philanthropy and anti-smoking campaigning

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Linda-Gail Bekker - extended interview

Drugs rows, Aids denial and the post

Legalising all drugs would raise billions in revenue

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Happiness is U-shaped

Don't believe all you read suggesting that quality of life in the UK is rotten

The NS Interview: Linda-Gail Bekker

“So many of our people live daily with the effects of HIV”

Good idea: Trust the experts

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