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Lucy Letby and the importance of understanding statistics in the NHS
Under the Radar Data could help NHS trusts 'act more quickly in similar cases' but there are 'pitfalls to avoid'
By The Week Staff Published
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Surgery faces ‘MeToo moment’ as female staff assaulted while operating
Two-thirds of women surgeons claim to have been sexually harassed and a third alleged assaults
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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The British public services that are actually working well
feature UK public services have slipped in some global performance tables, but Britain still performs strongly in others
By Arion McNicoll Published
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What does UK’s first womb transplant mean for future of fertility?
Today's Big Question Procedure could be offered more widely including to transgender people
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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The NHS plan for virtual wards to beat winter crisis
feature Patients with respiratory infections to be given wearable devices that allow doctors to monitor them at home
By The Week Staff Published
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Lucy Letby: why wasn’t nurse caught sooner?
Today's Big Question Hospital bosses under fire amid claims multiple warnings and chances to stop serial killer were dismissed
By The Week Staff Published
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The NHS at 75: can it make it to 100?
feature The NHS is facing almost unprecedented challenges, but support for the institution remains strong with the public
By Sorcha Bradley Published
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Captain Tom charity closes to donations amid daughter’s pool row
Speed Read Hannah Ingram-Moore to appeal council order to demolish spa complex at her home
By Arion McNicoll Published
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NHS at 75: the UK’s shining light through the years
In Pictures The National Health Service celebrates another milestone birthday
By Rebekah Evans Published
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Rishi Sunak’s NHS plan explained in five points
feature More apprenticeships and increased technology among ‘historic’ proposals
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Lucy Letby on the stand: nurse gives her side of the story
feature The 33-year-old accused of murdering seven babies faces cross-examination for the first time
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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ADHD: the trouble with diagnosis
feature Waiting times for an NHS assessment for ADHD are years long in some parts of the UK
By The Week Staff Published
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The racial disparities in British maternity deaths
feature Black women are nearly four times more likely to die in pregnancy and childbirth than white women
By Felicity Capon Published
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Quiz of The Week: 11-17 March
Puzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
By The Week Staff Published
Puzzles and Quizzes