The Policy Ask with Michelle Mitchell: “I never saw female CEO role models when I was growing up”
The chief executive of Cancer Research UK on self-confidence, the workforce crisis and the 10-year cancer plan.
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The nation’s lungs shouldn’t bear the brunt of skyrocketing bills
For those who suffer with lung conditions, price hikes could bring a public health crisis.
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Henry Marsh confronts his mortality
As a neurosurgeon, Marsh was comfortable with death. But in his new memoir And Finally, he finds himself on the…
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The problem with appointing a man as Scotland’s first “period dignity officer”
Hiring someone who has never had a period illustrates the importance of thoughtful policy implementation.
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NHS dental patients have been punished for long enough
Dentistry is not a nice-to-have, yet the government treats it as healthcare's poor relation.
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The cost-of-living crisis is pricing people out of breathing
Half a million people are having to choose between life-saving asthma medication and daily necessities like food and heating.
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Could we treat obesity with a pill?
Zandy Forbes’s genetics company may have a new treatment for a condition that costs the NHS billions.
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Why would anyone want to work for the NHS right now?
No one’s surprised by the shortage of doctors and nurses.
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