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NHS

The NHS category focuses on the people, policies and challenges shaping the UK’s publicly funded health service. It offers thoughtful analysis of organisational change, workforce issues, funding and performance, along with debate on how to improve care delivery and health outcomes. From insights into frontline practice to discussion of strategic priorities and reforms, this category brings clarity to the complex forces influencing the future of health and care in the NHS.

Life, death, COVID-19 and chess

Last August, in the lull between the first and second wave of the pandemic, I decided to travel to Hungary with my 7-year-old daughter. On...
Life, death, COVID-19 and chess

From trainee nurse to CEO

From trainee nurse to CEO - Mel's mission to make Bradford the best it can be. The honorary professor talks about her hopes for the...
From trainee nurse to CEO

Massive gaps in radiotherapy follow up care

Patients suffering with debilitating symptoms due to gaps in radiotherapy follow up care: A new report has found cervical cancer patients treated with radiotherapy are not...
Massive gaps in radiotherapy follow up care

An app a day to keep the doctor OK

Researchers led by a team at the University of Aberdeen have produced an app for NHS frontline workers to help them have a ‘good day’ at...
An app a day to keep the doctor OK

Beneath the White Coat

Doctors in distress: Beneath the White Coat: Doctors Their Minds and Mental Health, the new book by Dame Clare Gerada. Society puts doctors on a...
Beneath the White Coat

Burns injuries – what you need to know

Children’s Burns Trust warns of a rise in Burn Injuries from Fireworks at Home: Autumn in the UK usually heralds the start of firework season....
Burns injuries – what you need to know