
The maternity unit is no place for a culture war
Britain’s maternity services are underfunded, understaffed and divided by an ideological battle over the best way to give birth.
ByBritain’s maternity services are underfunded, understaffed and divided by an ideological battle over the best way to give birth.
ByHealthcare chiefs are operating in the dark over crumbling concrete in NHS buildings.
ByFollowing the Lucy Letby murders, professional regulation is only one step towards improving accountability in our health service.
ByYour weekly dose of policy thinking.
ByAt St Mary’s, we face collapsed ceilings and sewage leaks while staff time is wasted due to estate problems.
ByOver months of treatment, I have seen the best and the worst of healthcare in Britain.
ByThe time for promises and postponements has passed.
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ByNot so long ago, every successful working woman on screen was either a secret wreck or a man-in-training.
ByBehind every 999 call is an understanding that someone will help when we are helpless – but that trust is…
ByWe see the near misses that happen around us all the time; pray for our own trusts to be investigated,…
ByThe former Department for Health special adviser on community care, mental health and unethical food advertising.
ByBritain has fewer hospital beds per head than Germany, France and Italy.
ByThe total number of hospital beds has fallen from 300,000 to 141,000 over the last 30 years.
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