Healthcare

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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The Lead in conversation: how austerity jails the mentally ill

Listen now | CW: This audio recording contains descriptions of severe mental illness, suicide ideation, incarceration, and failings in mental health…

May 12 •

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Years of austerity has left the Environment Agency unable to protect residents from landfills in the way it would like

Local authorities believe the Environment Agency is best-placed to tackle landfills. But years of austerity means they can't necessarily provide the…

May 6 •

Luke Beardsworth

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Black mothers are still more likely to die in childbirth – this is not a case of "bad apples"

The persistent racial disparity in maternal mortality is a national scandal. We must acknowledge that systemic racism is a root cause.

May 1 •

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“We're left in the dark”: The ‘invisible’ children with Long Covid left without care

Thousands of children living with the life-changing impacts after Covid have been left without access to appropriate healthcare. But their families say…

Apr 29 •

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Why are children still being diagnosed with personality disorders?

Young people are stigmatised and written-off from an early age when labelled with a personality disorder – campaigners want to end these childhood…

Apr 15 •

The Lead Editors

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Ellie Broughton

We won’t solve the social care crisis unless we start valuing caring professions

We are in the grip of a social care crisis – the impacts are felt by all of us. Nothing will change until carers feel valued and respected.

Apr 8 •

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I spent 18 years on benefits – the welfare system needs an overhaul

After two decades of being too ill to work, I know what it's like to rely on welfare. As the Government announces a crackdown on disability benefits…

Mar 26 •

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People with ME have been neglected by the government and society for too long

The government's new delivery plan for ME doesn't include funding. Now we're fighting back to demand fairer funding.

Mar 24 •

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Tiger-Lily Snowdon

Birth trauma: How maternity care is failing women

Plus: The damaging myth of the 'perfect mother' + The Lead in conversation: "Everyone in society has a part to play in raising children"

Mar 20 •

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