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Health and care bill: What threat does it pose to the NHS?
Health and care bill: What threat does it pose to the NHS?
Critics argue the bill will pave the way for the NHS to be replaced by a profit-driven, American-style system.
Doctors and MPs join ‘save the NHS’ protest outside parliament
Doctors and MPs join ‘save the NHS’ protest outside parliament
The demonstration against the health and care bill was organised by union Unite, which says this is the “last chance to save the NHS” from the “privatisation bill.”
Scurvy and malnutrition in the UK have doubled since 2010
Scurvy and malnutrition in the UK have doubled since 2010
Cases of malnutrition have tripled since David Cameron entered Number 10, as opposition MPs took aim at Tory austerity and growing poverty
Virtual healthcare is discriminatory and breaches Equality Act, say charities
Virtual healthcare is discriminatory and breaches Equality Act, say charities
Health inequalities: How does your area of England compare to others?
Health inequalities: How does your area of England compare to others?
Children in poverty 70% more likely to develop asthma for life
Children in poverty 70% more likely to develop asthma for life
Selling The Big Issue has boosted my income and my wellbeing
Selling The Big Issue has boosted my income and my wellbeing
Universal credit cut will leave ‘long-term scars’ on health of poorest people
Universal credit cut will leave ‘long-term scars’ on health of poorest people
Sure Start centres kept 13,000 teens from hospital before cuts
Sure Start centres kept 13,000 teens from hospital before cuts
Health inequality: Most people are wrong about Covid impact
Health inequality: Most people are wrong about Covid impact
Racism is stopping ethnic minorities getting the healthcare they need
Racism is stopping ethnic minorities getting the healthcare they need
‘Rocket boost’ needed to fight lockdown impact on child mental health
‘Rocket boost’ needed to fight lockdown impact on child mental health
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The NHS can’t do everything. We need a homegrown approach to health
The NHS can’t do everything. We need a homegrown approach to health
Florence Nightingale: More than just the lady with the lamp
Florence Nightingale: More than just the lady with the lamp
How do you get through social isolation when you’re an alcoholic?
How do you get through social isolation when you’re an alcoholic?
Joe Wicks eyes morning workouts for kids beyond the coronavirus lockdown
Joe Wicks eyes morning workouts for kids beyond the coronavirus lockdown
Mr Motivator is giving Big Issue readers a weekly self-isolation workout
Mr Motivator is giving Big Issue readers a weekly self-isolation workout
Even in these pandemic times, Florence Nightingale’s legacy is clear
Even in these pandemic times, Florence Nightingale’s legacy is clear
MPs must take action for thousands of kids missing school through illness
MPs must take action for thousands of kids missing school through illness
Could honey get humanity out of a sticky situation?
Could honey get humanity out of a sticky situation?
Poor children lose out as a result of Sure Start centre closures, study shows
Poor children lose out as a result of Sure Start centre closures, study shows
People in 2,000 UK locations are breathing dangerously polluted air
People in 2,000 UK locations are breathing dangerously polluted air
Derry Girls actors march on Westminster for NI abortion rights
Derry Girls actors march on Westminster for NI abortion rights
The NHS’s long-term plan is focusing on prevention, just like The Big Issue
The NHS’s long-term plan is focusing on prevention, just like The Big Issue
Royal College of Nursing: “Poor health is a cause and effect of homelessness”
Royal College of Nursing: “Poor health is a cause and effect of homelessness”
Tramadol: some facts and reason | Dr Stuart Flanagan
Tramadol: some facts and reason | Dr Stuart Flanagan
Joe Wicks: “You don’t need a gym membership to be healthy”
