The hidden danger of asbestos in UK schools
The carcinogenic substance is estimated to be present on the estates of as much as 81 per cent of English…
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The Policy Ask with Kamila Hawthorne: “GPs should be caring for patients, not ticking boxes”
The chair of the Royal College of GPs on the importance of family doctors and the urgent need to tackle…
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The government has broken its promises on social care
Slashing the £500m workforce fund in half will only cause greater suffering and economic turmoil.
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Disability benefit delays are causing cancer patients’ health to worsen
People are waiting an average of 14 weeks to find out if they will get welfare payments, Macmillan research reveals.
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I’m an emergency medical dispatcher – I make life-or-death decisions daily
Working from the ambulance control room, I know that the resources just aren’t there to save everyone.
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Prescription charges are making people sicker, research shows
Nearly a third of people who skipped medication because of NHS costs over the past year now have additional health…
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We risk losing “a generation of dentists”, says trade union chair
The British Dental Association told MPs that chronic sectoral neglect has led to severe workforce shortages in dentistry.
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Where’s the hormone-free contraception for women?
Scientists are developing a male pill with no side effects, but it would be an outrage if this luxury wasn’t…
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