We risk losing “a generation of dentists”, says trade union chief
The British Dental Association told MPs that chronic sectoral neglect has led to severe workforce shortages in dentistry.
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Amazon’s worker surveillance “leads to extreme stress and anxiety”
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Can “virtual wards” fix the NHS’s state of emergency?
As health workers go back on strike, Adrian Boyle of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine says the government's…
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Professor Andrew Pollard: Our future depends on the life sciences
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Doctors’ union chair: prioritising private healthcare will increase inequalities
Iain Kennedy, the chair of BMA Scotland, on why charging wealthier patients will reduce NHS funding and widen the…
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What are the latest amendments to the Online Safety Bill?
43 Tory MPs are backing a plan to make social media bosses face prison if they fail to protect…
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