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A chance to change

It is a familiar scene – patients trapped in a cycle of addiction and homelessness, seemingly doomed to make repeat visits to emergency departments and GPs. But Peter Blackburn meets the clinicians determined to give people a fighting chance to start new lives

Peter Blackburn 03.02.26

Resident doctors vote 'yes' to extend strike action mandate

Existing commitment to industrial action extended to August

Tim Tonkin 02.02.26

Invisible, invaluable

They've been called a second NHS: the millions of unpaid carers who not only sustain their loved ones but keep them out of hospital and residential care. But for too many there is a chronic lack of support, which can affect their physical and mental health. Seren Boyd reports

Seren Boyd 29.01.26

GMC chief apologises for way it regulated assistant staff

Health and social care committee questions elements of the GMC’s approach to supervision of PAs/AAs

Tim Tonkin 23.01.26

Health inequalities and their effects on the NHS

A BMA data hub for health inequalities in England aims to help doctors better understand the damage it causes to their patients

By Claire Chivers and Isabella Kerr 21.01.26

Vindicated whistleblower says doctors should not be fearful of raising safety concerns

Ex-CEO Susan Gilby awarded £1.4m in damages after tribunal finds she was unfairly dismissed from Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Ben Ireland 16.01.26

What happened to FY3 locums?

Rate cuts and a dearth of locum shifts have left resident doctors with few choices amid an under-employment crisis. Ben Ireland hears from those who say trust cost-cutting has become unsafe

Ben Ireland 15.01.26

BMA Giving open to applications

Funding is used to provide a range of help and advice to doctors in financial need and assist some back into work

Tim Tonkin 13.01.26