Austerity to blame for the fall in healthy life expectancy
Letters: Readers respond to the news that people in the UK are spending fewer years in good health than a decade ago
Fixing systemic problems with Send funding and inclusion
Letters: Jan Shapiro calls for a searching examination of the assumptions and culture that shape practice across the Send system. Plus Mary Smith sets readers and journalists a challenge based on her granddaughter’s revision sheet
A ban on trophy hunting would harm, not help, conservation
Shaking hands: a sign of trust or a ghastly custom?
Why routine cancer tests have age limits
The use of advanced practitioners in the NHS is no reason to fear for patient safety
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