Healthcare

One of the biggest crises facing the UK is barely talked about – the crisis of an ageing population
pensioner poverty ageing population
James Rose

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
Behind the scenes

Bridging the health and wellbeing gap for Big Issue vendors

'The pain was too much': Black woman says she almost died in childbirth due to 'racial prejudices'
black woman's healthcare/ tessa
Health

'The pain was too much': Black woman says she almost died in childbirth due to 'racial prejudices'

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

'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

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

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?
disposable vape ban
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
liverpool
Health

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'
Adam Kay
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'
Reception area in an NHS hospital
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
Reception area in an NHS hospital
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  
Sign saying Thank You NHS
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

What is polio and why is it back?
A young boy receives a drop of the polio vaccine
Polio

What is polio and why is it back?

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
A nurse gives a woman a flu jab in Scotland
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