Sick notes
Ian Williams's weekly comic strip on the state of the NHS
The NHS caught a bad case of 2016 – cartoon
With Jeremy Hunt still standing and the NHS on its knees, is there worse to come?
NHS keeping you waiting? Blame Windows XP – cartoon
Most of England’s NHS trusts are still running the 15-year-old Microsoft operating system, leaving them open to hacking
Jeremy Hunt weighs in on teen sexting – cartoon
The health secretary has proposed a ban on sexting for under-18s and wants social media companies to use technology to bar young people from sending explicit messages and cyberbullying
Social care crisis? What crisis? – cartoon
Tory MPs are pressing the chancellor to deal with social-care funding, as health professionals warn of a looming disaster
What would a smartphone health check say about you? – cartoon
Our health secrets could be revealed by chemical traces left on our phones
Total freak-all: how smoking warps our DNA – cartoon
It’s not just an Arnie-style sci-fi plot – a study has shown that tobacco smoke mutates human DNA
'Cut down on the pies': Should doctors tell it like it is? – cartoon
GPs have been advised to confront obese patients with an honest, 30-second chat. Why not take the idea further?
Keep on running: get a new knee grown from your nose – cartoon
In a pioneering therapy that could transform arthritis treatment, doctors have repaired damaged knees with cartilage from patients’ own noses
Passports, please! The maternity ward of the future – cartoon
The UK government has promised to crack down on ‘maternity tourism’ by forcing women to show their identity documents before giving birth
Why you should find out how your GP votes – cartoon
Doctors’ advice can be affected by their political views, a study has found
Grow Your Own doctors and nurses – cartoon
Jeremy Hunt has announced plans to end reliance on foreign staff in the NHS – but how will they come to fruition?
A sympathetic ear in the doctor's surgery – cartoon
There are limits to what can be achieved by sending GPs on training courses in empathy
Is DIY surgery a threat to the NHS? – cartoon
One man couldn’t wait for an operation and did the job himself. But is this story all it appears to be?
Should men put their phones in their pockets? – cartoon
A study has shown that carrying a mobile in your trousers can destroy sperm. But there are some advantages to keeping it out of sight
Talking rubbish about the junior doctors strike – cartoon
What they say, and what they mean, from the Department of Health’s hidden agenda to Jeremy Hunt’s ‘Maggie moment’
At A&E, they only deal with the really sick patients – cartoon
How out of sorts do you have to be to get seen at an accident and emergency service?
Dr Robot will see you soon – cartoon
Replacing surgical staff with automated technologies is becoming a more realistic prospect
The real reasons for the fall in teen pregnancy – cartoon
The UK’s teenage pregnancy rate has halved over the past two decades. Could the internet have something to do with it?
Jeremy Hunt picks the perfect time to push the contract button – cartoon
The country is reeling from Brexit, the Chilcot report and Labour’s meltdown – the ideal moment for the health secretary to slip through his unpopular measure
The Brexit effect on mental health – cartoon
Across the country, therapists are reporting a negative impact on people’s well-being from the EU referendum. But is it really that simple?
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