Health
NHS spending on private mental health beds soars to £1.4bn in five years: ‘Terrible things are happening’

NHS spending on private mental health beds soars to £1.4bn in five years: ‘Terrible things are happening’
‘An act of desperation’: GPs vote for industrial action for the first time in 60 years

‘An act of desperation’: GPs vote for industrial action for the first time in 60 years
GPs threaten to bring ‘NHS to a standstill’ with industrial action as junior doctors reach pay deal

GPs threaten to bring ‘NHS to a standstill’ with industrial action as junior doctors reach pay deal
Our health system is failing both men and women – but it’s gender equity we need, not equality

Our health system is failing both men and women – but it’s gender equity we need, not equality
One in four children start school still wearing nappies – but it’s not the parents’ fault

One in four children start school still wearing nappies – but it’s not the parents’ fault
Brits are losing faith that the NHS will be there when they need it. Here’s what needs to change

Brits are losing faith that the NHS will be there when they need it. Here’s what needs to change
Bridging the health and wellbeing gap for Big Issue vendors

Bridging the health and wellbeing gap for Big Issue vendors
Poverty and inequality are slowly poisoning Britain. It could lead to a far-right victory in 2029

Poverty and inequality are slowly poisoning Britain. It could lead to a far-right victory in 2029
I have terminal cancer and a learning disability. Life would be miserable without my social care worker

I have terminal cancer and a learning disability. Life would be miserable without my social care worker
‘I want to get out’: The fight for people with learning disabilities to live at home – not hospitals

‘I want to get out’: The fight for people with learning disabilities to live at home – not hospitals
Emilia Clarke feared being fired from Game of Thrones after brain injury

Emilia Clarke feared being fired from Game of Thrones after brain injury
Nearly half of brain injury survivors claim benefits – without enough support to get back to work

Nearly half of brain injury survivors claim benefits – without enough support to get back to work
Junior doctors announce five-day strike right before the general election: ‘We’re fed up’

Junior doctors announce five-day strike right before the general election: ‘We’re fed up’
Moving our bodies is good for our mental health, so what’s stopping us?

Moving our bodies is good for our mental health, so what’s stopping us?
‘The pain was too much’: Black woman says she almost died in childbirth due to ‘racial prejudices’

‘The pain was too much’: Black woman says she almost died in childbirth due to ‘racial prejudices’
Why Sunak’s benefit cuts and crackdown on ‘sick note culture’ harms children like my daughter

Why Sunak’s benefit cuts and crackdown on ‘sick note culture’ harms children like my daughter
How this social enterprise is tackling stigma and helping neurodiverse people into work

How this social enterprise is tackling stigma and helping neurodiverse people into work
Ultra-processed food is often blamed for obesity – but we should be looking at government policy

Ultra-processed food is often blamed for obesity – but we should be looking at government policy
‘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’
How Rishi Sunak’s smoking ban became a fight between individual freedom and public health
