The vote to scrap GP home visits is a stark illustration of the NHS’s unrelenting crisis
Doris is in her late eighties. She has a degree of heart failure, but the thing that renders her housebound…
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Tom Watson: gambling may become a “public health emergency”
Problem gambling, according the Labour Party’s deputy leader Tom Watson, represents a “hidden epidemic” in the United Kingdom. A report…
ByTony Nicklinson and a doctor’s take on assisted dying
A GP lays out his reservations about the potential legalisation of euthanasia
ByThe DWP thinks that work will make me well – but it doesn’t work like that
Iain Duncan Smith wants sick and disabled people like me to work ourselves better. It’s an unusual approach to modern…
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The sugar tax works, and calling it a “sin tax” plays into Boris Johnson’s hands
“If we want people to lose weight and live healthier lifestyles, we should encourage people to walk, cycle and generally…
ByWhy fat is a political issue
Obesity is not about individual greed: it has social causes and collective consequences.
ByNo, we will not say “woo hoo” for our “froo froo”. Women need to talk about their bodies honestly
Down with euphemisms, say Rhiannon and Holly.
ByQuestions for Lansley on abortion inspections
Did the Health Secretary put his political interests before patient care?
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