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Why pharmacies are still struggling to obtain medicinesIn The Spotlight Iran war and wider structural issues are causing ‘anxiety’ for patients reliant on medications
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The NHS and female sterilisationThe Explainer Health ombudsman rules that using ‘risk of regret’ to refuse funding for procedure, while routinely funding vasectomies, is ‘unfair to women’
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Is Palantir fit for UK consumption?Talking Point Supervillain or scapegoat? Controversial software firm’s inroads into British state systems are alarming to some
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NHS satisfaction: on the road to recovery?Talking Point Key survey rating is improving but dissatisfaction remains the majority experience in landmark annual poll
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How the UK’s transplant system deterioratedThe Explainer Once ‘world leader’, NHS now lags behind European countries thanks to lack of investment and resources, outdated technology, and failure of ‘opt-out’ law
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NHS vulnerable to ‘fragile’ supply chainsIn the Spotlight Short of painkillers, hearing-aid batteries and hip-replacement products, our health service is too dependent on unreliable supplies from overseas
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Palantir's growing influence in the British stateThe Explainer Despite winning a £240m MoD contract, the tech company’s links to Peter Mandelson and the UK’s over-reliance on US tech have caused widespread concern
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The Week Unwrapped: Why are there so many Russian ships in the Channel?Podcast Plus, what does a ‘feminist’ approach to cancer involve? And who is Mickey’s new boss?
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England’s ambitious cancer planThe Explainer Three out of four people diagnosed with cancer will be living well with the disease or cancer-free within five years, under new targets
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The Week Unwrapped: Why is China clearing out its generals?Podcast Plus, can the Conservatives win back the centre? And what’s gone wrong with Britain’s hearing aids?
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The doctors’ strikesThe Explainer Resident doctors working for NHS England are currently voting on whether to go out on strike again this year
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A real head scratcher: how scabies returned to the UKThe Explainer The ‘Victorian-era’ condition is on the rise in the UK, and experts aren’t sure why
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How can Keir Starmer turn things around in 2026?Today's Big Question Prime minister has promised ‘positive change’ and ‘hope’ in the year ahead
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Will new reforms ease England’s dental care crisis?Today’s Big Question Prioritisation for urgent and complex cases doesn’t go far enough, say critics
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