No dementia without adventure: why Australia’s “grey nomads” hold the keys to the kingdom
Australia can indeed be an intimidating place, which is why the grey nomads are entirely worthy of respect.
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The defeat of the Assisted Dying Bill is a lost chance to turn bad deaths into good ones
I’ve had relatives plead with me to hasten their loved one’s end, pointing out (accurately) that we wouldn’t allow an…
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Addenbrooke’s hospital is just the canary in the coal mine as far as the NHS is concerned
A toxic cocktail of under-pressure local authorities and low staffing has the NHS on the brink.
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Like sex, tobacco is very bad for you
How to stop young people smoking – put a bloody great curtain in front of the fags!
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Pregnant migrants in the UK are struggling to access proper antenatal care
Increasing numbers of female migrants are not seeking antenatal care because they fear high costs or being thrown out of…
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World Health Organisation makes progress in fight against malaria
Huge gains have been made by the United Nations’ Global Malaria Programme, reaching a crucial Millennium Development Goal.
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Debate: should MPs vote to permit assisted dying for the terminally ill?
The House of Commons is debating the Assisted Dying Bill, which, if passed, would allow doctors to prescribe a lethal drug…
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Is Britain facing a crisis of loneliness among the old?
Loneliness among the elderly is, on one level, a manifestation of the atomisation, anonymity and hyper-individualism that characterises British society…
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