NHS cuts
What Would Happen If the NHS Collapsed Overnight?
We asked an expert how likely it is that we'll go beyond the "crisis point", and whether we'd come back from it.
PrEP and Prejudice: Why Is the NHS Abandoning a Highly Effective HIV Prevention Drug?
HIV charities have expressed 'shock and disbelief' at the NHS England decision, which many believe stigmatises gay sex and skewers healthcare in favour of straight people.
What Does the Extra $1.4 Billion Invested in the UK's Mental Health Services Actually Mean?
Have we turned a corner in Britain's mental health crisis?
Inside Britain's Mental Health Crisis
A national bed shortage means people are being shunted all over the country for hospital care. Kids are waiting more than two years for treatment and being admitted to adult psychiatric wards. What's happening?
A Night in the Life of a Mental Health Nurse
I work as a nurse on an acute mental health ward. One month in every three, I'm on "nights"—12-hour shifts that run from 7:30 PM to 7:45 AM. The other night, a patient held a knife to my throat.
Increased Hospital Admissions for Young Self-Harmers Is a Stark Wake-Up Call
Self-harm hospital admissions among children are at a five-year high in the UK. The BBC reported yesterday that admissions of girls aged 10-14 had increased by nearly 93 percent over the past two years—with a rise of 45 percent in boys of the same age.
The Dystopian Future of the UK's National Health Service
The government is cutting state-controlled healthcare and filling the deficit by allowing tax money to pay for out-sourced, private-controlled care, operating under market forces. As a result, we had a doctor describe medicine's bleak future in the UK.
Mucus, Plugs, and Buttholes: The Secrets of a Young Midwife
If you're about to give birth any time soon, rest assured—they've seen, and been covered in, it all before.