Sick Britain: how economic inactivity has surged
A record 2.5 million people are not looking for work because they suffer from long-term sickness.
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NHS backlog tracker: How long are hospital waiting lists where you live?
The New Statesman tracks delays in NHS treatment in England by postcode.
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Over half of non-British care workers come from poorer countries
Analysis raises concerns that the sector has relied on overseas labour after Brexit.
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Why are Americans dying so early?
Captains of Silicon Valley may be investing in ways to live forever, but life expectancy for ordinary people in the…
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A message to the new health secretary: don’t scrap the health inequalities review
Steve Barclay should revive the nixed plans on tackling thealth disparities brought to light by the pandemic.
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Healthcare strikes not in the best interests of patients or NHS, says Wes Streeting
The shadow health secretary believes that strikes will not solve the “biggest crisis” in the health service’s history.
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We must raise our ambitions if we want to improve health outcomes
MSD's executive medical director on tackling inequalities, overcoming barriers to access and what more the government needs to do
General practice is in crisis – and the government is failing to act
The Health and Social Care Committee has published a report calling for urgent reform.
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Menopause support is woefully inadequate – we need action now
One in ten women are leaving the workplace because of a lack of support.
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I’m a care worker – I’ve had enough of being mistreated and underpaid
To end the social care crisis, we must value the vital job that carers do.
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Sian E Harding Q&A: “I have inherited my grandmother’s gravy gene”
The cardiac scientist on her love of Sherlock Holmes, animals’ sexual behaviour and the phrases that bug her.
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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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Can the NHS clear its backlog?
More than six million people are now waiting for health service treatment in England.
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