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Green Party leader calls for urgent NHS reforms to stop homeless people being denied eye care
Green party co-leader Carla Denyer seen speaking at a Specsavers event calling for inclusive eye care for homeless people
Health

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

‘These are people who don’t have access to some of life’s most basic necessities – not just shelter, but health care’
Too many homeless people resort to pulling their own teeth. These dentists are trying to change that
Dentist Neil Sikka
Health

Too many homeless people resort to pulling their own teeth. These dentists are trying to change that

This life saving-clinic is helping homeless people breathe better – and reducing strain on the NHS
Homelessness

This life saving-clinic is helping homeless people breathe better – and reducing strain on the NHS

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Cancer is even more deadly when you’re homeless. This innovative new project aims to change that
Homelessness

Cancer is even more deadly when you’re homeless. This innovative new project aims to change that

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’

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty

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Green Party leader calls for urgent NHS reforms to stop homeless people being denied eye care
Green party co-leader Carla Denyer seen speaking at a Specsavers event calling for inclusive eye care for homeless people
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
An NHS ambulance
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?
Healthcare workers march through London during the pandemic. Image: Unsplash
Five years since the pandemic

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

Mental health

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Coronation Street legend Sue Cleaver: ‘I was always searching for love in the wrong places’
Letter to My Younger Self

Coronation Street legend Sue Cleaver: ‘I was always searching for love in the wrong places’

The manosphere is taking over. Here’s how we can fight back against extreme misogyny
Misogyny

The manosphere is taking over. Here’s how we can fight back against extreme misogyny

Revealed: 1.3 million people with cancer, arthritis and more could lose PIP under Labour’s benefit cuts
Disability benefits

Revealed: 1.3 million people with cancer, arthritis and more could lose PIP under Labour’s benefit cuts

I quit booze aged 30 to impress a beautiful girl. It’s the best thing I ever did
Tommy Stewart

I quit booze aged 30 to impress a beautiful girl. It’s the best thing I ever did

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