The Policy Ask with Tina Woods: “Digitalisation should not trump doctors’ expertise”
The preventative health expert on NHS bureaucracy, healthy ageing and what the UK could learn from Singapore.
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Less than a third of ethnic minority women attend cervical screenings
Research shows minority groups in the UK are less likely to take vital cancer and sexual health tests.
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How to win a strike negotiation
As the government and nurses enter “intensive” discussions over pay, a trade union negotiator reveals how talks unfold.
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Focus on prevention to keep the NHS true to its soul
On the 75th anniversary of the UK’s national healthcare system, we must ensure it stays true to its founding ethos.
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The health crisis nobody is talking about
Less than a year after it was made, the government has broken its promise to address health inequalities.
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The NHS is “a sickness service, not a health service,” say MPs
The Health and Social Care Committee wants the government to prioritise prevention alongside the NHS backlog.
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Levelling up won’t happen until the UK solves its drugs problem
There is a clear link between deprivation and drug misuse.
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Eating disorders are a greatly misunderstood silent killer
Anorexia has the highest mortality rate of any mental illness, yet prejudice and ignorance persists.
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