Health

A near-record 2.8 million people in the UK are currently not in a job or looking for a job because of long-term sickness.

Wes Streeting has been talking today about his plans for the NHS, including a league table which will name and shame failing trusts – so how did that go down?

A man with autism and learning difficulties who spent nearly 11 years in mental health units and other inappropriate settings finally has his own home in the community.

Marek Marzec is a Polish stonemason who came to this country in search of work 13 years ago. He found it – in the cutting rooms of kitchen worktop suppliers.

We’re joined by Catriona Moore, who is not only a parent of a child with SEND, but also the policy manager at the charity IPSEA, which helps families navigate the current SEND system to secure the support that their children are entitled to.

‘Financially unsustainable and in urgent need of reform’ was the bleak verdict of the National Audit Office when it looked into the way support is offered to children with special educational needs and disabilities in England.

In your hospital or your GP surgery,  there could be a member of staff most people have never heard of  – physician associates.

Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) found there were 5,448 deaths related to drug poisoning registered in England and Wales in 2023. That’s 11 percent higher than the year before.

We spoke to the Health Secretary Wes Streeting after and began by asking why the government didn’t arrive in power already in possession of a 10-year plan, and if they will have wasted a year in office before taking action.

The public engagement exercise is billed as the biggest national conversation about the future of the NHS since its birth, with the ‘entire country’ called upon to share their experiences and ideas.

We spoke to Rebecca Wilcox – she’s the daughter of television presenter Dame Esther Rantzen, who has terminal lung cancer – and Dr Cajetan Skowronski, a geriatric and palliative care doctor.

The bill is being introduced by Labour MP Kim Ledbeater and she says there will be really strict limits on who would be eligible.

The merits of proven birth control methods, such as the pill, are currently a hot topic of discussion on social media platforms, but not all the advice is reliable.

A group representing migrant health workers has been giving evidence to the Covid inquiry about their experiences during the pandemic.

Imagine wanting to get contraception but not being able to get the appointment you need, then falling pregnant while you wait.