How “care in the community” overlooks people with learning disabilities
The government and social care sector must do more to deliver true community integration.
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Repealing NHS reforms: Labour needs answers as well as campaigning zeal
MPs are debating repealing parts of the government’s NHS reforms, but Labour needs to give a detailed analysis as well…
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Brendan’s fits seemed like epilepsy, until we looked into his emotional life
Dr Phil Whitaker’s Health Matters column.
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Specialisation and technology can transform the modern day GP surgery
Primary care providers need to offer services that reflect different needs, potentially opting to specialise for one group or another.
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Choose your friends wisely – their friends could be bad for your health
A seriously ill patient’s condition affects not just their immediate family and friends but the next circle out, their children’s…
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Ebola: how the west made things worse
The severe shortage of medical staff in African countries is not simply a result of failures in government planning. One…
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Would you want to know if you had dementia, even when there is no cure?
Dr Phil Whitaker’s Health Matters column.
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The Orchard psychiatric ward closure: women bear the cost of unchecked male dominance
An important psychiatric unit in Lancaster has been closed to female patients – a move that is especially galling because…
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