NHS

People with learning disabilities are dying 20 years early, report finds: ‘They deserve better’
Learning disabilities

People with learning disabilities are dying 20 years early, report finds: ‘They deserve better’

A landmark report from King’s College London in collaboration with NHS England report found that nearly four in 10 deaths of people with a learning disability in 2023 were ‘avoidable’

‘Are you really the doctor?’: The realities of life as a Black doctor in the NHS
Health

‘Are you really the doctor?’: The realities of life as a Black doctor in the NHS

Matt Hutchinson’s book tells the uncompromising truth about working in healthcare as a member of an ethnic minority. With jokes

Number of full-time unpaid carers in Britain soars by 70%: ‘Millions of us are carers or need care’
Social care

Number of full-time unpaid carers in Britain soars by 70%: ‘Millions of us are carers or need care’

The number of unpaid carers has increased massively, as the social care system approaches ‘breaking point’.

Therapists shouldn’t all be white and middle class. We need more from marginalised backgrounds
Andrea San Pedro-Lunn

Therapists shouldn’t all be white and middle class. We need more from marginalised backgrounds

Supported housing saves the taxpayer billions – but it’s facing an urgent financial crisis
Suzannah Young

Supported housing saves the taxpayer billions – but it’s facing an urgent financial crisis

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Mental Health Bill leaves ‘dangerous gaps’ which could threaten our human rights
Dr Thomas Peck

Mental Health Bill leaves ‘dangerous gaps’ which could threaten our human rights

Few trafficking and modern slavery survivors get counselling. They have to face their trauma alone
Kate

Few trafficking and modern slavery survivors get counselling. They have to face their trauma alone

Letters: Why are people ready to hand our NHS to Farage and his millionaires?
Letters

Letters: Why are people ready to hand our NHS to Farage and his millionaires?

Will fixing the NHS be enough to save Starmer’s government? Maybe. But only on one condition
NHS

Will fixing the NHS be enough to save Starmer’s government? Maybe. But only on one condition

Mental health patients find it ‘impossible to get help’ amid Manchester care crisis: ‘It makes you ill’
Mental health

Mental health patients find it ‘impossible to get help’ amid Manchester care crisis: ‘It makes you ill’

The NHS is facing an existential crisis. Can Labour’s 10-year plan really save it?
NHS

The NHS is facing an existential crisis. Can Labour’s 10-year plan really save it?

Having to go to a food bank sticks with you – it’s time politicians knew about it
Amie Alissa Watson

Having to go to a food bank sticks with you – it’s time politicians knew about it

The NHS is the ‘big winner’ from Reeves’ spending review – but there will be ‘difficult trade-offs’
Spending Review

The NHS is the ‘big winner’ from Reeves’ spending review – but there will be ‘difficult trade-offs’

What could be in Rachel Reeves’ spending review – and what should be?
Spending Review

What could be in Rachel Reeves’ spending review – and what should be?

Charities are a lifeline for people who struggle to access NHS services – but they’re under threat
Lisa Weaks

Charities are a lifeline for people who struggle to access NHS services – but they’re under threat

Patients are dying and facing ‘horrible tragedies’ due to Manchester’s mental health care crisis, staff say
Mental health

Patients are dying and facing ‘horrible tragedies’ due to Manchester’s mental health care crisis, staff say

Rising pop star Jessica Winter: ‘It can be tough doing music with a disability’
Music

Rising pop star Jessica Winter: ‘It can be tough doing music with a disability’

Green Party leader calls for urgent NHS reforms to stop homeless people being denied eye care
Health

Green Party leader calls for urgent NHS reforms to stop homeless people being denied eye care

My mum died after an 11-hour ambulance wait – the system is failing patients and health workers
Mathew Hulbert

My mum died after an 11-hour ambulance wait – the system is failing patients and health workers

Poor mental health and feeling sad is a normal part of life, neuropsychiatrist says: ‘Life is not easy’
Mental health

Poor mental health and feeling sad is a normal part of life, neuropsychiatrist says: ‘Life is not easy’

We all clapped for the NHS during the Covid pandemic. Did it actually do… anything?
Five years since the pandemic

We all clapped for the NHS during the Covid pandemic. Did it actually do… anything?

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Learning disability services have faced ‘drastic reduction in funding’ despite saving NHS money
Learning disabilities

Learning disability services have faced ‘drastic reduction in funding’ despite saving NHS money

How investing in one-stop shops to fix UK’s horror homes could pay for itself
Housing

How investing in one-stop shops to fix UK’s horror homes could pay for itself

There’re many NHS problems Labour still needs to solve – but privatisation not the answer, doctors say
NHS

There’re many NHS problems Labour still needs to solve – but privatisation not the answer, doctors say

Man fighting incurable cancer has his wheelchair stolen: ‘It’s very disappointing’
Cancer

Man fighting incurable cancer has his wheelchair stolen: ‘It’s very disappointing’