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Social care is on its knees. It's no wonder public dissatisfaction is at a record high
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Social care is on its knees. It's no wonder public dissatisfaction is at a record high
Care worker faced homelessness as low pay left her with 'nothing' to fall back on
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Care worker faced homelessness as low pay left her with 'nothing' to fall back on
'Gin, pliers and brute force:' Dentists accuse Rishi Sunak of forcing Brits to pull their own teeth
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'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?
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Assisted dying: The right to die shouldn't only be for the rich. But could legalising it harm the poor?
'It's a win-win solution': Building social housing could add £50bn to UK economy, study finds
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'It's a win-win solution': Building social housing could add £50bn to UK economy, study finds
'Dysfunctional' mental health services failing to meet demand, doctors warn: 'It's broken'
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'Dysfunctional' mental health services failing to meet demand, doctors warn: 'It's broken'
Doctor behind ITV's vital new drama Breathtaking on 'horrendous' truth about Covid in hospitals
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Doctor behind ITV's vital new drama Breathtaking on 'horrendous' truth about Covid in hospitals
The roots of NHS decay can't be hidden by soundbite veneers
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The roots of NHS decay can't be hidden by soundbite veneers
Letters: Let's oust Jacob Rees-Mogg, the Latin minister for the 18th century
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Letters: Let's oust Jacob Rees-Mogg, the Latin minister for the 18th century
Women share harrowing accounts of painful NHS hysteroscopies: 'I begged the doctor to stop'
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Women share harrowing accounts of painful NHS hysteroscopies: 'I begged the doctor to stop'
Millions in UK need to double their income to escape poverty – but change is possible. Here's how
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Millions in UK need to double their income to escape poverty – but change is possible. Here's how
Gender pain gap: Why women's pain must be taken as seriously as men's
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Gender pain gap: Why women's pain must be taken as seriously as men's
Protect tenants from living in mould, damp and 'third-world poverty conditions', government told
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Protect tenants from living in mould, damp and 'third-world poverty conditions', government told
Healthy life expectancy in Liverpool is just 58: Most deprived areas of UK need better healthcare
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Healthy life expectancy in Liverpool is just 58: Most deprived areas of UK need better healthcare
Women feel 'violated and traumatised' by painful hysteroscopies – and say the NHS misinformed them
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Women feel 'violated and traumatised' by painful hysteroscopies – and say the NHS misinformed them
New Year Honours list: Emilia Clarke and her mum made MBEs for setting up brain injury charity
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New Year Honours list: Emilia Clarke and her mum made MBEs for setting up brain injury charity
This Is Going to Hurt writer Adam Kay: 'It's vital for people to know that doctors are human'
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This Is Going to Hurt writer Adam Kay: 'It's vital for people to know that doctors are human'
There's a mental health crisis in NHS, says writer and comedian Adam Kay: 'So little is being done'
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There's a mental health crisis in NHS, says writer and comedian Adam Kay: 'So little is being done'
The NHS is in crisis – and time is not on its side
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The NHS is in crisis – and time is not on its side
Housing developments are worsening the healthcare crisis. Here's how
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