Healthcare

Healthcare for trans youth is a human right – it should matter to us all
Chiara Capraro

Healthcare for trans youth is a human right – it should matter to us all

Following the Cass Review into trans healthcare for children and young people, Amnesty International UK’s gender justice director Chiara Capraro writes about why this is a human rights issue

‘Gin, pliers and brute force:’ Dentists accuse Rishi Sunak of forcing Brits to pull their own teeth
Dental crisis

‘Gin, pliers and brute force:’ Dentists accuse Rishi Sunak of forcing Brits to pull their own teeth

Britain’s peak dentistry group have accused Rishi Sunak of leaving patients reliant on ‘gin and pliers’ as dental waiting lists soar

Assisted dying: The right to die shouldn’t only be for the rich. But could legalising it harm the poor?
Assisted dying

Assisted dying: The right to die shouldn’t only be for the rich. But could legalising it harm the poor?

People feel ‘priced out’ of a dignified death because going to Dignitas is so costly. But there are fears vulnerable people would be ‘lining up in their droves’ if assisted dying was legalised

‘Illegal vapes are already flooding the market’: What impact will disposable vapes ban really have?
Disposable vapes

‘Illegal vapes are already flooding the market’: What impact will disposable vapes ban really have?

Healthy life expectancy in Liverpool is just 58: Most deprived areas of UK need better healthcare
Health

Healthy life expectancy in Liverpool is just 58: Most deprived areas of UK need better healthcare

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There’s a mental health crisis in NHS, says writer and comedian Adam Kay: ‘So little is being done’
Mental health

There’s a mental health crisis in NHS, says writer and comedian Adam Kay: ‘So little is being done’

Malnutrition impacts half a million and costs the NHS billions. UK government needs to ‘wake up’
Malnutrition

Malnutrition impacts half a million and costs the NHS billions. UK government needs to ‘wake up’

The NHS is in crisis – and time is not on its side
Paul McNamee

The NHS is in crisis – and time is not on its side

‘He begged mummy to take him home’: Autistic man ‘abused’ while being kept in mental hospital for six years
Mental Health Act

‘He begged mummy to take him home’: Autistic man ‘abused’ while being kept in mental hospital for six years

As the NHS turns 75, let’s celebrate it – and fight for it  
Dr Julia Grace Patterson

As the NHS turns 75, let’s celebrate it – and fight for it  

What it’s like being a doctor in our broken NHS
NHS Crisis

What it’s like being a doctor in our broken NHS

Even funding the NHS properly won’t solve all the problems caused by austerity
Jaimie Kaffash

Even funding the NHS properly won’t solve all the problems caused by austerity

The NHS is ‘past the point of no return’ say junior doctors bearing the brunt of the NHS crisis
NHS crisis

The NHS is ‘past the point of no return’ say junior doctors bearing the brunt of the NHS crisis

500 nurses and midwives are quitting every week
NHS

500 nurses and midwives are quitting every week

Daily testing for critical workers labelled ‘hopelessly inadequate’ as it will only reach 1%
Covid

Daily testing for critical workers labelled ‘hopelessly inadequate’ as it will only reach 1%

‘Entirely predictable’ NHS staff crisis risks derailing plan to tackle 5.8 million patient backlog
NHS

‘Entirely predictable’ NHS staff crisis risks derailing plan to tackle 5.8 million patient backlog

NHS facing Covid staff crisis in ‘busiest week’ of the year
NHS staffing crisis

NHS facing Covid staff crisis in ‘busiest week’ of the year

Underfunded and overworked: Midwives reveal extent of NHS maternity crisis
Maternity crisis

Underfunded and overworked: Midwives reveal extent of NHS maternity crisis

‘If I stopped using speed it would be a massive step back’: Life with undiagnosed adult ADHD
ADHD

‘If I stopped using speed it would be a massive step back’: Life with undiagnosed adult ADHD

How to get a free flu jab and Covid vaccine booster as the winter sets in
Health

How to get a free flu jab and Covid vaccine booster as the winter sets in

Masks may be going, but hidden disabilities aren’t so easily cast aside
Health

Masks may be going, but hidden disabilities aren’t so easily cast aside

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What can I do to reduce my risk of dementia?
Health

What can I do to reduce my risk of dementia?

Why PM’s mental health pledges will fall short until families have more cash
Health

Why PM’s mental health pledges will fall short until families have more cash

Diagnosing with data
Health

Diagnosing with data

Here’s what happens when you leave your body to science
Health

Here’s what happens when you leave your body to science