Health
Government urged to tackle poverty to help the NHS
Healthcare delays in deprived communities mean greater need for expensive emergency treatment, research finds
Jamie Grierson
18, Mar, 2024 @12:01 AM
NHS ombudsman Rob Behrens: ‘There are serious issues of concern’
The outgoing watchdog for England says there are still ‘too many examples of care not being safe’
Denis Campbell Health policy editor
17, Mar, 2024 @7:02 PM
NHS ombudsman warns hospitals are cynically burying evidence of poor care
Exclusive: Rob Behrens says ministers and health leaders are doing too little to end ‘cover-up culture’ in England
Denis Campbell Health policy editor
17, Mar, 2024 @7:01 PM
Don’t believe the right, Britain doesn’t have 9m shirkers – they just want better work | Will Hutton
A wild west labour market and millions of people on NHS waiting lists are responsible for the ballooning benefits bill, not idleness
Will Hutton
17, Mar, 2024 @9:00 AM
Britain is great in a crisis, but useless in a slump. Just take a look at the NHS | Martha Gill
Since we all rallied round to support it during Covid the situation has become ever more dire
Martha Gill
17, Mar, 2024 @8:00 AM
Europe’s champion sitters: even the sporty Dutch are falling victim to ‘chair-use disorder’
Long hours spent at desks and sofas leads to 21,000 deaths a year in the Netherlands from cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer
Senay Boztas in Amsterdam
17, Mar, 2024 @5:00 AM
Tories and Labour urged to show ‘courage’ to act on unhealthy food
Exclusive: King’s Fund issues challenge as poll finds two-thirds of people want firms to be forced to cut sugar, salt and fat
Denis Campbell Health policy editor
16, Mar, 2024 @9:00 AM
UK cancer study shows big fall in death rates since early 1990s
Improved screening and treatment means fewer middle-aged people dying of disease despite rise in cases
Denis Campbell Health policy editor
13, Mar, 2024 @11:30 PM
The desperate struggle to access NHS treatment | Letters
Letters: Readers on the lottery that British healthcare has become, with many forced to go private to get the necessary treatment to stay alive
13, Mar, 2024 @5:01 PM
Investors are making a fortune from UK healthcare. Why is nobody holding private equity to account? | David Rowland
From care homes to cancer treatment, millions in taxpayer funds are being paid out of the system every year, says David Rowland, director of the Centre for Health and the Public Interest
David Rowland
13, Mar, 2024 @10:05 AM
There’s a crisis in male fertility. But you wouldn’t know it from the way many men behave | Elle Hunt
When couples fail to conceive, it’s too often regarded as the woman’s problem. But that is far from being the case, says freelance journalist Elle Hunt
Elle Hunt
12, Mar, 2024 @10:00 AM
The Guardian view on the privatisation of health: outsourcing will not save the NHS | Editorial
Editorial: Buying care from the private sector brings short-term relief, but it won’t solve the problem of underfunding
Editorial
11, Mar, 2024 @6:36 PM
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