Health
In association with Specsavers
‘Enormous’ number of privatised NHS services across the UK, mapped: ‘This is bad for everyone’
‘Enormous’ number of privatised NHS services across the UK, mapped: ‘This is bad for everyone’
A new map has exposed the ‘enormous number’ of NHS services that have been privatised and outsourced across the UK
‘Fund the NHS properly’: Private sector is not the answer, Wes Streeting told, amid funding row
‘Fund the NHS properly’: Private sector is not the answer, Wes Streeting told, amid funding row
Wes Streeting has warned that the NHS will get no extra funding from Labour without ‘major surgery’. Here’s what campaigners think
‘With poor sight you can feel intensely vulnerable’
‘With poor sight you can feel intensely vulnerable’
Life on the streets is dangerous – and much more so for people with poor eyesight. Big Issue vendor Jack Osborne-Richardson tells us how getting proper eye care and glasses through our Specsavers partnership has been literally transformational.
‘Gin, pliers and brute force:’ Dentists accuse Rishi Sunak of forcing Brits to pull their own teeth
‘Gin, pliers and brute force:’ Dentists accuse Rishi Sunak of forcing Brits to pull their own teeth
Cost of living or Generation Snowflake? Boomers and Gen Z disagree on causes of youth mental health crisis
Cost of living or Generation Snowflake? Boomers and Gen Z disagree on causes of youth mental health crisis
The Big Issue and Specsavers: A Visionary Partnership for Change
The Big Issue and Specsavers: A Visionary Partnership for Change
Cost of living crisis sees more and more children seeking mental health help: ‘I feel like a burden’
Cost of living crisis sees more and more children seeking mental health help: ‘I feel like a burden’
Time to Talk Day 2024: Why we all need to make time to talk about our mental health
Time to Talk Day 2024: Why we all need to make time to talk about our mental health
Forget Dry January – young Brits are giving up on booze altogether. Here’s the sobering reason why
Forget Dry January – young Brits are giving up on booze altogether. Here’s the sobering reason why
The annoyingly simple way to make your New Year’s resolutions stick, explained
The annoyingly simple way to make your New Year’s resolutions stick, explained
A vision for change: Big Issue and Specsavers empower homeless communities with accessible eye and ear care
A vision for change: Big Issue and Specsavers empower homeless communities with accessible eye and ear care
There’s a mental health crisis in NHS, says writer and comedian Adam Kay: ‘So little is being done’
There’s a mental health crisis in NHS, says writer and comedian Adam Kay: ‘So little is being done’
I found out I had HIV when I was pregnant. But in 2023, stigma is more harmful than the virus
I found out I had HIV when I was pregnant. But in 2023, stigma is more harmful than the virus
This orchestra is giving dementia sufferers something to sing about: ‘Music changes lives’
This orchestra is giving dementia sufferers something to sing about: ‘Music changes lives’
Spain gives menstrual leave to workers with ‘disabling periods’ – why can’t UK?
Spain gives menstrual leave to workers with ‘disabling periods’ – why can’t UK?
Malnutrition impacts half a million and costs the NHS billions. UK government needs to ‘wake up’
Malnutrition impacts half a million and costs the NHS billions. UK government needs to ‘wake up’
Breaking Down Barriers: How Big Issue and Specsavers are Making Eye Care Accessible for Homeless Vendors
Breaking Down Barriers: How Big Issue and Specsavers are Making Eye Care Accessible for Homeless Vendors
Change to ‘alcohol-free’ drinks ‘could improve nation’s health’ – but it’s ‘not enough on its own’
Change to ‘alcohol-free’ drinks ‘could improve nation’s health’ – but it’s ‘not enough on its own’
GPs ‘struggling to treat homeless people’, study finds
GPs ‘struggling to treat homeless people’, study finds
Specsavers partners with Big Issue to provide free eye care for vendors
Specsavers partners with Big Issue to provide free eye care for vendors
Fixing my mental health with my grandfather’s old map
Fixing my mental health with my grandfather’s old map
What are ultra-processed foods? The health risks explained
What are ultra-processed foods? The health risks explained
Simple steps which ease stress and anxiety to get yourself out of a funk
