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Kevin Fong

Covid could have destroyed the NHS. We must care for those who saved it

The Hallett report, published last week, made clear why we must prioritise the workers who helped to hold the health service together

Sun 22 Mar 2026

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Patrick Kidd
Audrey Emerton, nursing leader and peer

Sat 7 Mar 2026

Audrey Emerton, nursing leader and peer
David Barnett
In the blink of an eye, and at a fraction of the private cost, my oesophagus was gone

Fri 6 Mar 2026

In the blink of an eye, and at a fraction of the private cost, my oesophagus was gone
James Tapper
Pausing puberty blockers trial seems political, not scientific, says Cass

Sun 22 Feb 2026

Pausing puberty blockers trial seems political, not scientific, says Cass
Martha Gill
Dentistry feels as wobbly as our teeth after a decade of decaying standards

Wed 18 Feb 2026

Dentistry feels as wobbly as our teeth after a decade of decaying standards
Michelle Mitchell
The national cancer plan is a welcome step. Now we need action

Wed 4 Feb 2026

The national cancer plan is a welcome step. Now we need action
James Tapper
Cancer patients to keep on earning with the boss’s help

Wed 4 Feb 2026

Cancer patients to keep on earning with the boss’s help
Melanie Reid
I am trapped, paralysed and fighting chronic pain – let me decide when it ends

Mon 26 Jan 2026

I am trapped, paralysed and fighting chronic pain – let me decide when it ends
Martha Gill
Abolishing asylums was meant to improve mental health, not fuel a crisis

Wed 21 Jan 2026

Abolishing asylums was meant to improve mental health, not fuel a crisis
Rachel Sylvester
Sex abusers fly below the NHS radar

Sun 18 Jan 2026

Sex abusers fly below the NHS radar
Melanie Reid
Why I’m glass half full in January

Mon 29 Dec 2025

Why I’m glass half full in January
James Tapper
There’s more flu around – but it’s not more dangerous

Sun 14 Dec 2025

There’s more flu around – but it’s not more dangerous
Phoebe Davis
Exhausted midwives say ‘put up or shut up’ NHS culture puts mothers and babies at risk

Sun 14 Dec 2025

Exhausted midwives say ‘put up or shut up’ NHS culture puts mothers and babies at risk
David Barnett
‘He suggested we go to a quiet room to talk. I knew that was not good news’

Wed 26 Nov 2025

‘He suggested we go to a quiet room to talk. I knew that was not good news’
Giles Whittell
The trail of bad decisions and delays that led to 23,000 avoidable deaths

Sun 23 Nov 2025

The trail of bad decisions and delays that led to 23,000 avoidable deaths
Barney Macintyre
UK set to raise prices of drugs in US agreement

Sun 23 Nov 2025

UK set to raise prices of drugs in US agreement
Rachel Clarke
Herd impunity: how Covid-19 exposed the ineptitude of our government

Sun 23 Nov 2025

Herd impunity: how Covid-19 exposed the ineptitude of our government
Catherine Neilan
Faulty and inaccessible defibrillators linked to dozens of deaths

Sat 22 Nov 2025

Faulty and inaccessible defibrillators linked to dozens of deaths
Rachel Sylvester
Poor families of babies brain-damaged at birth given lower payouts than richer parents

Thu 20 Nov 2025

Poor families of babies brain-damaged at birth given lower payouts than richer parents
Ben Zaranko
The UK has a productivity problem. Cuts won’t fix it

Sun 9 Nov 2025

The UK has a productivity problem. Cuts won’t fix it
Martha Gill
The organ donation ‘opt-out’ has been a fatal failure

Sat 8 Nov 2025

The organ donation ‘opt-out’ has been a fatal failure
Wes Streeting
‘We’re working to root out medical misogyny’

Mon 3 Nov 2025

‘We’re working to root out medical misogyny’
Phoebe Davis
Top hospitals turn away pregnant women too scared to use local units

Mon 3 Nov 2025

Top hospitals turn away pregnant women too scared to use local units
Rachel Sylvester
Clinical negligence costs almost as much as maternity care

Mon 3 Nov 2025

Clinical negligence costs almost as much as maternity care
Matt Cain
An injection to prevent HIV is something to celebrate

Fri 17 Oct 2025

An injection to prevent HIV is something to celebrate
Martha Gill
Cosmetic surgery in the UK needs some work doing

Fri 17 Oct 2025

Cosmetic surgery in the UK needs some work doing
James Tapper
NHS cuts will ‘severely impact’ those who struggle to breathe

Mon 6 Oct 2025

NHS cuts will ‘severely impact’ those who struggle to breathe
Matthew Bishop
The NHS needs a bigger budget for innovative drugs

Sun 28 Sept 2025

The NHS needs a bigger budget for innovative drugs
Martha Gill
Britain is being left behind the cancer treatment revolution

Sun 31 Aug 2025

Britain is being left behind the cancer treatment revolution
James Tapper
Children denied life-saving medical care by UK visa delays

Sun 17 Aug 2025

Children denied life-saving medical care by UK visa delays
Henry Marsh
‘I worked in the NHS for decades – here’s how to fix it’

Wed 6 Aug 2025

‘I worked in the NHS for decades – here’s how to fix it’
Fred Harter
Resident doctors strike in the face of a tiring public

Mon 28 Jul 2025

Resident doctors strike in the face of a tiring public
Ara Darzi
‘Bacteria knows no borders. The UK must stay in the fight’

Mon 21 Jul 2025

‘Bacteria knows no borders. The UK must stay in the fight’
Adam Boggon
I’m a BMA member. I will not strike this time

Fri 18 Jul 2025

I’m a BMA member. I will not strike this time
Melanie Reid
It’s a privilege to choose my own bedtime

Wed 16 Jul 2025

It’s a privilege to choose my own bedtime
Rachel Sylvester
Reeves’ tears: a key image that defines this moment

Sun 6 Jul 2025

Reeves’ tears: a key image that defines this moment
Sam Freedman
Streeting can't heal the whole NHS – he should focus on hospitals

Sun 29 Jun 2025

Streeting can't heal the whole NHS – he should focus on hospitals
Rachel Sylvester
The NHS needs to innovate to survive, says Ara Darzi

Fri 27 Jun 2025

The NHS needs to innovate to survive, says Ara Darzi
Barney Macintyre
KKR’s bid for NHS landlord exposes City’s vulnerability

Sun 22 Jun 2025

KKR’s bid for NHS landlord exposes City’s vulnerability
Martha Gill
The culture of cover-ups has become the norm

Sat 21 Jun 2025

The culture of cover-ups has become the norm
Andrew Rawnsley
Can Wes Streeting cure the NHS?

Sat 14 Jun 2025

Can Wes Streeting cure the NHS?
Andrew Rawnsley
The chancellor has plenty of pledges. Now to balance the books

Wed 11 Jun 2025

The chancellor has plenty of pledges. Now to balance the books
James Ball
NHS England pauses AI project fed with health data

Tue 10 Jun 2025

NHS England pauses AI project fed with health data
Andrew Gumbel
How Columbia University is tearing itself apart to please Trump

Mon 28 Apr 2025

How Columbia University is tearing itself apart to please Trump
Andrew Gumbel
The elite university tearing itself apart to please Trump

Sun 27 Apr 2025

The elite university tearing itself apart to please Trump
Andrew Gumbel
The elite university tearing itself apart to please Trump

Sun 27 Apr 2025

The elite university tearing itself apart to please Trump
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
E-scooters are too fast for kids. Casualties are soaring

Sun 27 Apr 2025

E-scooters are too fast for kids. Casualties are soaring
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Can this £285 super shoe make you a faster runner?

Sun 27 Apr 2025

Can this £285 super shoe make you a faster runner?
Sarah Baxter
Trump’s mean-girl press chief

Sun 27 Apr 2025

Trump’s mean-girl press chief
David Sedaris
David Sedaris: After I've long gone, will my niece sell me out to AI?

Sat 26 Apr 2025

David Sedaris: After I've long gone, will my niece sell me out to AI?
Nigel Slater
Nigel Slater: right on thyme

Fri 25 Apr 2025

Nigel Slater: right on thyme
Mishal Husain
Mishal Husain goes in search of her past

Fri 25 Apr 2025

Mishal Husain goes in search of her past

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