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UK pays nurses less than France, Ireland, US and more
A nurse pushing an empty wheelchair down a hospital corridor, facing away from the corridor. Around 300,000 nurses did unpaid overtime during the pandemic.
News

UK pays nurses less than France, Ireland, US and more

Celebrating NHS superheroes with the Spring Cover Competition winner
Aria Burn Spring Kids Cover
Art

Celebrating NHS superheroes with the Spring Cover Competition winner

Dr Ranj: "The NHS is still open for business"
Dr Ranj
Health

Dr Ranj: "The NHS is still open for business"

Watch Fleabag live at home to send cash to the NHS
Phoebe Waller-Bridge in Fleabag
Culture

Watch Fleabag live at home to send cash to the NHS

Adam Kay has a simple Christmas request of politicians to save the NHS
Adam Kay
Health

Adam Kay has a simple Christmas request of politicians to save the NHS

NHS England needs an extra £900m a year to save services from staffing crisis
nurse
News

NHS England needs an extra £900m a year to save services from staffing crisis

Travellers and homeless people are wrongfully denied GP appointments
Academics said racism in healthcare was driving down health levels in ethnic minorities
News

Travellers and homeless people are wrongfully denied GP appointments

John Bird: We can't let poverty undermine the NHS
John Bird

John Bird: We can't let poverty undermine the NHS

Dr Christian: Our NHS hasn't kept pace and it's "deeply flawed"
Health

Dr Christian: Our NHS hasn't kept pace and it's "deeply flawed"

Prescription drug dependency timebomb – government probe ordered
News

Prescription drug dependency timebomb – government probe ordered

'No nurse wants to see elderly patients left on trolleys in corridors'
RCN chief executive Janet Davies with Big Issue vendors and John Bird
Guest Columnist

'No nurse wants to see elderly patients left on trolleys in corridors'

John Bird: "Why do we have a 'National let us get back to Health Service'?"
News

John Bird: "Why do we have a 'National let us get back to Health Service'?"

Fair pay. It’s a matter of life and death
Nurse holding old woman's hand
Paul McNamee

Fair pay. It’s a matter of life and death

Dr Stuart Flanagan: Challenge my diagnosis. But don't scorn expertise
Charlie Gard's parents
Guest Columnist

Dr Stuart Flanagan: Challenge my diagnosis. But don't scorn expertise

'The UK’s spending on the NHS is one of the lowest in the developed world'
NHS doctor and nurses
Guest Columnist

'The UK’s spending on the NHS is one of the lowest in the developed world'

Health Minister Lord O’Shaughnessy Backs Lord Bird’s NHS Agenda
News

Health Minister Lord O’Shaughnessy Backs Lord Bird’s NHS Agenda

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
How to fix the NHS: Your ideas
The Big Issue

How to fix the NHS: Your ideas

Harry Hill: "Listen to the doctors and nurses"
TV

Harry Hill: "Listen to the doctors and nurses"

Lord Nigel Crisp: How to rebuild the NHS
The Big Issue

Lord Nigel Crisp: How to rebuild the NHS

Damian Barr: NHS England are risking lives with their anti-PrEP attitude
Damian Barr

Damian Barr: NHS England are risking lives with their anti-PrEP attitude

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