How to fix the NHS, with Phil Whitaker
The New Statesman’s medical editor on how years of austerity have left the NHS in crisis.

The New Statesman’s medical editor on how years of austerity have left the NHS in crisis.
BioNTech is attempting to deploy the vaccination technology it developed for Covid as a weapon against malignancy.
By Phil WhitakerIn many areas there are not enough doctors to meet demand, and technology alone cannot solve the problem.
By Phil WhitakerThe disease has traditionally been regarded as having low transmissibility – however, case numbers suggest that view might need…
By Phil WhitakerNew signs of a virus that had been banished from Britain for decades raise further questions about the pandemic’s…
By Phil WhitakerScreen time has its social upsides – but thousands of hours of lost face-to-face contact is an urgent concern.
By Phil WhitakerThe UK is not going to return to lockdown, but there are mitigations that a responsible government should be…
By Phil WhitakerCovid could be one explanation, as could lockdowns – but there are numerous possibilities, including non-infectious causes.
By Phil WhitakerThe dynamics of mutation and reinfection do not guarantee progressively weaker variants.
By Phil Whitaker