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Five political decisions that drove the NHS to the brink

Five political decisions that drove the NHS to the brink

NHS wait lists are bursting at the seams. From austerity to privatising social care, this is how we got here
Adam Bychawski 10 Jan 2023
Bereaved families ‘increasingly marginalised’ in Covid-19 inquiry

Bereaved families ‘increasingly marginalised’ in Covid-19 inquiry

Bereaved Covid families believed they would be at the heart of the inquiry. Instead they say they are being silenced
Ruby Lott-Lavigna 09 Jan 2023
How austerity caused the NHS crisis

How austerity caused the NHS crisis

The A&E delays can be traced back to Cameron – and have been worsened by successive health secretaries
Danny Dorling 04 Jan 2023
Big Pharma’s obscene profits, not striking nurses, are killing the NHS

Big Pharma’s obscene profits, not striking nurses, are killing the NHS

Monopoly pricing and corporate greed are destroying healthcare systems in the UK and globally
Tarun Gidwani 21 Dec 2022
‘It left a scar on me’: Locked up in the UK’s women-only immigration centre

‘It left a scar on me’: Locked up in the UK’s women-only immigration centre

A year after Derwentside detention centre opened, one woman reveals the impact that being held there had on her
Lauren Crosby Medlicott 14 Dec 2022
A crisis in a crisis: How charity workers are struggling to make ends meet

A crisis in a crisis: How charity workers are struggling to make ends meet

Those responsible for helping the UK’s most vulnerable say they are having to turn to food banks
Lauren Crosby Medlicott 12 Dec 2022
Private renters will face ‘winter of hardship’ after autumn statement

Private renters will face ‘winter of hardship’ after autumn statement

Campaigners had urged the government to cap private rents alongside social rents, which will be limited to a 7% rise
Ruby Lott-Lavigna 17 Nov 2022

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