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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The health crisis nobody is talking about
Less than a year after it was made, the government has broken its promise to address health inequalities.
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How can NHS strikes be resolved?
Nurses and paramedics are fighting poor pay and conditions. Somehow the government needs to find the money to reverse years…
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Women shouldn’t have to depend on loyalty cards for diagnosis
If healthcare took female pain seriously, maybe we’d consult our GPs in the first place.
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Libertarians hated it, but the sugar tax might just have worked
Researchers think it could have helped prevent obesity. Now there are calls to extend the levy and use it to…
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How to save the NHS
Our medical editor spent New Year’s Day in A&E after his mother collapsed in church. In this personal essay he…
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The truth behind the worst NHS crisis
Most of the carnage unfolding is the result of political decisions, not Covid-19.
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How Rishi Sunak is getting away with the NHS crisis
When 500 citizens are needlessly dying a week, you might reasonably think the situation demands immediate intervention.
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Huge majority of British voters reject GP charges
As the NHS struggles, exclusive polling shows Britons overwhelmingly oppose the idea of paying for appointments.
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Could the UK emulate New Zealand’s smoking ban?
Wes Streeting recently said he wanted to phase out smoking. What would that look like?
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Most Brits say it’s fine for Rishi Sunak to use private healthcare
The Prime Minister didn’t seem to know that, as exclusive polling shows, people wouldn’t mind him paying for care.
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I’m an ambulance worker – here’s the story of my shift from hell
Paramedics and 999 call handlers are striking in England and Wales. One reveals the reality of their working conditions, as…
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We rely on the NHS to be there for us in a crisis – but it is caught in a crisis of its own
Behind every 999 call is an understanding that someone will help when we are helpless – but that trust is…
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The SNP has no one but itself to blame for the Scottish NHS crisis
The hapless Scottish Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has come to resemble a man squashed by a falling piano.
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