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We need a revolution in children’s dentistry – their smiles depend on it
Practical, immediate reforms, supported by targeted investment can help, but it needs political willpower to be successful.
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NHS investment “would pay for itself fourteen times over”
Researchers have found that an extra £1bn of healthcare funding could lead to a £14bn gain for the economy.
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Why we should be worried by the new Covid wave
With the emergence of a highly mutated Omicron variant, policies for controlling the virus deserve our renewed attention.
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£2.5bn extra to Big Pharma? Don’t tell striking NHS staff
The expiration of Vpas, the health department-private sector agreement, could see the NHS's medicines bill ballooning.
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We need “much heavier restrictions” on vapes, says former health minister
Steve Brine, now the Health Select Committee chair, says he is “alarmed” at the marketing practices used by e-cigarette companies…
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More than three-quarters of NHS staff have considered quitting
A new survey shows health service workers reporting extreme levels of stress, anxiety and burnout.
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Maternity services are in crisis – here’s how to fix them
Understaffing, workloads and a culture of blame are hurting maternity care, and these problems predate the pandemic.
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Can the NHS workforce plan rescue the health service?
Questions of politics and economics will influence the success or failure of Britain’s “national religion”.
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“Outdated” IT and digital skills gap hinder NHS digital transformation, say MPs
New report reveals legacy tech is a barrier to progress for the health service.
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Fifty days on an NHS ward
Over months of treatment, I have seen the best and the worst of healthcare in Britain.
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The legacy of penicillin’s first patient
Albert Alexander’s story should inspire us to renew humanity’s struggle against antimicrobial resistant infections.
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The family doctor knows best
A sweeping history of the NHS and one GP’s inside account of a long career on the front line.
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Here’s how Keir Starmer can really end the NHS crisis
Labour’s plans for the health service require adequate funding, time and engagement from the public.
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Sick Britain: where have all the workers gone?
An unwell, understaffed country has emerged from the era of Covid-19.
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Being in pain is bad enough, but being a woman in pain is even worse
Endometriosis, appendicitis, fractured vertebrae, and now my mother’s knee injury: why aren’t women taken seriously when they say they are…
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Why are women still paying for HRT?
The government has made hormone replacement therapy cheaper, but any cost exacerbates the gender health gap.
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Is North Korea hacking your hospital?
Hospitals are attractive targets for hackers. Here’s how healthcare organisations can avoid being compromised by ransomware.
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The hidden danger of asbestos in UK schools
The carcinogenic substance is estimated to be present on the estates of as much as 81 per cent of English…
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My life, and finances, are summed up by my attempts to mash a potato with a fork
It was a uniquely dispiriting moment in a life rich with them, and my suspicion is that I am living…
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Leah Hazard Q&A: “Kindness, or even just civility, costs nothing”
The midwife and author on reproductive justice, Scottish winters and the healing power of Strictly Come Dancing.
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