Healthcare

The Lead Untangles: Will reform of SEND provision just be a cost-cutting measure?

We examine a system in clear need of change - but whether those changes are being done for the right reasons

Jul 11 •

Lauren Crosby Medlicott

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The Lead Untangles: Labour's 10-year health plan

Will Keir Starmer's plan ape the transformative rollout of 2000 - or ape the Five Year Forward View of 2014?

Jul 4 •

Luke Beardsworth

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A year of Labour in power - the report card, part I

We rank how Keir Starmer and the government is performing against a progressive agenda on the economy, NHS, housing and education and you give your…

Jul 3 •

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SEND Crisis: Councils push children with poor mental health back into mainstream schools

Parents warn of lasting trauma as local authorities facing financial meltdown withdraw support from children too unwell to attend school - report Sarah…

Jun 28 •

The Lead Editors

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Lauren Crosby Medlicott

The Lead in Conversation: Inside the reforms needed to Britain's coroner service

The latest edition of our monthly subscriber-only podcast hears from two of the families let down and why they are calling for change

Jun 25 •

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Failing the dead: How medical ignorance is killing Britain’s coroner service

Grieving families are being left without answers due to an overstretched, untrained coroner's service that is "not fit for purpose".

Jun 21 •

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Manchester is winning awards for its smoke-free agenda but toxic air still plagues the city

Car emissions still make Manchester one of the UK's most polluted cities – are Clean Air Zones the answer?

Jun 10 •

REBECCA. L. ROOT

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"They threw the wheelchair in a skip": Police violence is spreading fear in disabled communities

A new bill to expand DWP powers could increase the risk of harm to disabled people – by the very people meant to protect them.

Jun 5 •

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Don't be fooled by Nigel Farage's promise to help families have more children

Unlike many of the Reform leader's obsessions – falling birth rates are real. But his solutions fail to engage with complexity of the issue.

Jun 3 •

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School children are being punished for speech delay

The strict behaviour policies means children who can't follow the explanation of complex and unnecessary rules are constantly being punished.

May 27 •

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Inaccessibility, inequality and poverty: What's really disabling the nation?

As the government prepares sweeping changes to PIP and disabled benefits, we ask what's behind the rise in disability numbers – and what needs to happen…

May 20 •

Hannah Shewan Stevens

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"They’re just waiting for her to die": How austerity turns mental health patients into prisoners

As mental health crises spiral, many like Lucy find themselves caught in a broken system where prison is seen as the only place of safety

May 13 •

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