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The pros and cons of universal health care
Pros and Cons A medical system that serves everyone comes with its own costs, and they're not only financial
By Rebecca Messina, The Week UK Last updated
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'Reform or die': is this the end of the NHS as we know it?
Today's Big Question Keir Starmer has said there will be no extra funding for the NHS without major reforms after publication of a damning report into the health service
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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Thirlwall Inquiry: how were Lucy Letby killings able to happen?
The Explainer The independent hearings, which begin this week, will aim to 'seek answers for the victims' families and ensure lessons are learned'
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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Public sector strikes: where are we now
The Explainer Government announces deals with train drivers but further walkouts are on the cards
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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ME: the condition still baffling the NHS
The Explainer Also known as chronic fatigue syndrome, ME affects a quarter of a million people in the UK but is 'poorly understood'
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Social care: why won't politicians fix it?
Talking Point The chancellor has scrapped plans to cap social care costs as part of drive to plug £22bn 'black hole' in government finances
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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Labour's first week in power
In the Spotlight The NHS, prisons and housing are at the top of a to-do list which risks crashing into 'wall of economic reality'
By The Week UK Published
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A 'transformative' gene therapy for haemophilia B
The Explainer Costly treatment that could be 'truly life-changing' for patients with rare blood disorder gets funding boost
By Julia O'Driscoll, The Week UK Published
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Why Lucy Letby is back in court
The Explainer UK's most prolific child killer begins retrial accused of attempting to murder baby girl
By The Week UK Published
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Infected blood scandal: will justice be served?
Today's Big Question Government apologises for 'decades-long moral failure' and promises £10bn compensation but true accountability may take far longer
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Immunotherapy and hay fever
The Explainer Research shows that the treatment could provide significant relief from symptoms for many hay fever sufferers
By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Published
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What are Lucy Letby's grounds of appeal?
In depth Convicted former nurse's legal team claims judge at original trial wrongly refused her applications
By The Week UK Published
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What does Cass review mean for future of gender care?
Today's Big Question The NHS-commissioned report has said that the use of gender medicine treatments is 'built on shaky foundations'
By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Published
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Is the NHS no longer the UK's sacred cow?
Today's Big Question Public satisfaction with the health service is at a record low, although support for founding principles remains strong
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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