Healthcare
One of the biggest crises facing the UK is barely talked about – the crisis of an ageing population![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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One of the biggest crises facing the UK is barely talked about – the crisis of an ageing population
The crises facing Keir Starmer and his new government are complex and numerous. But the crisis of an ageing population is one we can’t ignore
Bridging the health and wellbeing gap for Big Issue vendors![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Bridging the health and wellbeing gap for Big Issue vendors
The work and perspective of a Big Issue support worker in Bournemouth. Helen discusses the holistic approach needed to tackle health disparities, energy poverty, and other critical issues faced by Big Issue vendors.
‘The pain was too much’: Black woman says she almost died in childbirth due to ‘racial prejudices’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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‘The pain was too much’: Black woman says she almost died in childbirth due to ‘racial prejudices’
As shocking statistics show that black women are more likely to die in pregnancy and childbirth, one woman shares her experience of feeling like her pain was dismissed
Healthcare for trans youth is a human right – it should matter to us all
Healthcare for trans youth is a human right – it should matter to us all
‘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
Assisted dying: The right to die shouldn’t only be for the rich. But could legalising it harm the poor?![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Assisted dying: The right to die shouldn’t only be for the rich. But could legalising it harm the poor?
‘Illegal vapes are already flooding the market’: What impact will disposable vapes ban really have?![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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‘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![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Healthy life expectancy in Liverpool is just 58: Most deprived areas of UK need better healthcare
There’s a mental health crisis in NHS, says writer and comedian Adam Kay: ‘So little is being done’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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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’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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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![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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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![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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‘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 ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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As the NHS turns 75, let’s celebrate it – and fight for it
Even funding the NHS properly won’t solve all the problems caused by austerity![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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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![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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The NHS is ‘past the point of no return’ say junior doctors bearing the brunt of the NHS crisis
Daily testing for critical workers labelled ‘hopelessly inadequate’ as it will only reach 1%![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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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![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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‘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![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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NHS facing Covid staff crisis in ‘busiest week’ of the year
Underfunded and overworked: Midwives reveal extent of NHS maternity crisis![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Underfunded and overworked: Midwives reveal extent of NHS maternity crisis
How to get a free flu jab and Covid vaccine booster as the winter sets in![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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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![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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