NHS

The prime minister's 'sicknote culture' wrongly blames the mentally ill for the country's economic problems

Despite the pandemic and record waiting lists, health spending has gone up less than was promised

Much of the criticism the NHS receives is given by the ministers who helped create its problems

For children and vulnerable adults, some level of state-enforced restriction can be benign

As Keir Starmer tries to redefine what it means to be English, Tom Baldwin and Marc Stears ask what really lies behind our patriotic political myths

Even with planned changes to the sponsorship rules, the risk of exploitation among care workers will remain

Targeting ill and disabled people is a desperate move from the prime minister. Sick, you might say

The PM implied that 1.35 million were off work because of depression or anxiety. That’s not true

Despite sky-high waiting times, trust in the NHS remains high. The same cannot be said for the Tories

In many other countries in Europe, assisted dying is already legal and the UK should follow suit

An aspiring Labour government cannot avoid the questions raised in the Cass review

This production at the National Theatre gives Nye Bevan the Churchill treatment

In Britain, women with a health condition can sit in medical purgatory awaiting a diagnosis for up to three years. I’m one of them

A new study has found the disorder may be advantageous. After all, society would be far duller without us

Keir Starmer will have to focus on Britons’ quality of life if he wants the country to start healing

Rishi Sunak has little incentive to fix the NHS’s problems

Perhaps it is down to us taxpayers to ensure that the health service is fit for purpose

An anonymous doctor shares how an overwhelmed NHS is struggling to care for those at the end of their lives

The supply of drugs, including of antibiotics, is being squeezed

The Covid Inquiry is uncovering the chaotic way the government handled the pandemic and gambled with the country’s future

If we cannot find the courage to put the patient ahead of the guidelines, our healthcare system will do more harm harm than good

A clear plan from Labour on how to repair the damage the Tories have done to our mental health services will reap enormous political dividends

The government wants to give the impression that it has thought up a policy – but it hasn’t. Not really

An anonymous GP shares how best to deal with the end of life and why this evades Westminster's understanding

Another £40billion per year is needed to keep up with what others spend

Across Europe, only Turkey has a higher respiratory death rate than the UK, but the government doesn’t appear to care

Blocking motorways and trains only affects working people who can do nothing about the situation. And history has shown how little that actually accomplishes

Labour’s NHS Fit for the Future plan is not enough. We need more radical reform

The new "Workforce Plan” proposed for the health service shows that, even after all this time, politicians still don’t understand

King’s Fund report shows a service that overachieves despite neglect from government

With hundreds on urgent waiting lists, Britain’s health care system is failing elderly people