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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Boris Johnson’s recklessness over Covid-19 has led to a new NHS crisis
We are desperate to treat everyone and are failing to do so – because we have been set up to…
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What is Covid plan B, and will rising cases mean another UK lockdown?
With coronavirus cases increasing, the NHS Confederation has called for the government to implement plan B.
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Rachel Cunliffe’s Diary: Ecology vs fertility, the Met’s empathy problem, and a commitment to weddings
Climate anxiety might be a factor in young people's family planning, but more than squeezed incomes or a precarious labour…
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Who wants to live forever? Big Tech and the quest for eternal youth
Anti-ageing drugs are bankrolled by some of the wealthiest people on Earth, including Jeff Bezos and Peter Thiel. Are the…
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How bad is the winter flu and will it cause a winter lockdown?
The NHS is urging people to get vaccinated as new data suggests that 15,000-60,000 people could die from seasonal flu…
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We’re still missing the point on the Covid vaccine and pregnancy
The fact unvaccinated pregnant women make up almost a sixth of the most critically ill Covid patients in hospitals suggests…
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“Society is ableist”: Alice Hattrick on gender, chronic illness and long Covid
The author talks about their new book Ill Feelings, and why women are too frequently dismissed by doctors.
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