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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.

Lung disease piling on the pressure in A&E

The perennial outrage over emergency winter pressure in NHS hospitals is now subsiding. As usual, we have seen the blame game and finger-wagging headlines about...
Lung disease piling on the pressure in A&E

Brexit could disrupt medical supplies

Patients could find that supplies of their medicines will be disrupted when the UK leaves the EU,  according to the Brexit Health Alliance in a...
Brexit could disrupt medical supplies

Bad sleep has massive impact on lives

Unhealthy food choices, rows with partners and short attention spans are among the most common knock-on effects of a bad sleep, according to a study....
Bad sleep has massive impact on lives

Preventing domestic violence

Some of the most terrible facial injuries I have ever had to deal with have been due to domestic violence. What starts with a slap...
Preventing domestic violence

Time to set boundaries

How often have you used the word ‘boundaries’ about others? Perhaps you’ve said your partner needs to get a better work-life balance with some boundaries...
Time to set boundaries

Ideal gifts for someone in hospital

What's the ideal gift to bring someone who is in hospital? Hospitals can be very tedious places for patients and a visit from family or...
Ideal gifts for someone in hospital

A&E planning not working

A&E forward planning is 'too little, too late' according to the Royal College of Emergency Medicine. New data from NHS England shows that plans to...
A&E planning not working