The NHS vanguard schemes aiming to deliver quicker, better care
In England and Northern Ireland, prevention and early intervention are seen as key to transforming healthcare
February 2018
Partnerships in practice
'It's a life or death situation': why GPs are referring patients to food banks
Salford Foodbank has partnered with local medical practices to help provide care for vulnerable patients
November 2017
People with disabilities have the right to good health too
Fiona Ritchie
Year-long campaign will focus on disability and health inequalities, challenging providers to improve services
Finance trumps patients at every level – UK healthcare needs an inquiry
Aseem Malhotra
The healthcare system faces a crisis of trust; ill-informed doctors and poor research are harming patients
Tech revolution is coming to healthcare - GPs must be part of it
Richard Vize
What can Britain learn from the US on links between economic distress and poor health?
Michael Marmot
Health reform should start by looking at the first and last days of life
July 2017
Nine ways to save the NHS – by healthcare professionals
Charge for missed appointments, divert funds to social care and fine drunk people – readers weigh in on how to solve problems facing the health service
May 2017
What do the party manifestos mean for the NHS?
Hypertension in Ulaanbaatar – in pictures
April 2017
England's new metro mayors will have influential role in NHS
Voters in six regions are to elect mayors, who could provide the biggest surprise when it comes to health policies
February 2017
Health in cities
How can health services keep pace with the rapid growth of cities?
Urbanisation is linked to a range of health issues; improving the health of people in cities is becoming a central concern of government and international institutions
January 2017
NHS crisis: more money must be linked to reform
Richard Vize
The health and care system desperately needs more cash – but it cannot be swallowed up in funding business as usual
November 2016
How apps can help patients take care of themselves
Why is heart disease still killing millions every year?
Ara Darzi
October 2016
Partnerships in practice
Westminster: wealth, opulence and socially isolated new mothers
In an area where wealth and poverty sit side by side, a maternity project is tackling loneliness and mental health problems
August 2016
Syphilis is on the rise when it should be confined to history
Verity Sullivan
Infections among men who have sex with men have soared by 232% in five years in London, as sex with multiple partners combines with devastating service cuts
The government's response to obesity and diabetes is insulting
Kailash Chand
With diabetes already consuming 10% of NHS resources and one child in four too heavy, the need to do something is urgent
GPs should be a gateway to social care and support services
Ewan King
Report champions greater emphasis on community-based support, social prescriptions and prevention
July 2016
Health in cities
Five a day? It's none a day in Britain's urban food deserts
In areas of the UK’s major cities, accessing affordable fruit and veg can be difficult – especially for those on tight budgets
