It’s time to focus on the UK’s biggest killers
Tackling major diseases would help to create a more equal society.
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More than one in ten Brits need painkillers every day
Research shared exclusively with Spotlight shows the extent of the UK’s dependency on pain medication.
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Labour must expand free school meals
Ensuring more children have nutritious food would help the opposition deliver its missions in government.
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Nurses are highly skilled workers – and should be paid as such
Conversations around salary ignore the fact that nurses today do work that was traditionally the remit of junior doctors.
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We need a revolution in children’s dentistry – their smiles depend on it
Practical, immediate reforms, supported by targeted investment can help, but it needs political willpower to be successful.
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It’s time to talk about psoriasis
We urgently need more dermatology specialists and a greater focus on skin conditions.
The Conservatives are bringing the culture war to the NHS
The Health Secretary’s conference speech focused on trans issues and union relations rather than waiting lists and staff shortages.
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The Policy Ask with Michael Marmot: “Listen to advice from older people, but feel free to ignore it”
The professor of health inequalities on telling the truth, knowing the numbers, and staying close to the evidence.
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