The shadow NHS: Outsourced hospital staff “on a knife-edge” without adequate protections
Front line hospital workers employed by private contractors miss out on key protections, making their jobs more dangerous and financial situation…
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How we misunderstand depression
Psychological condition or biological disease? Three new books examine the causes and cures of an endemic mental health problem.
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I developed Aids 25 years ago. Today, my physical health is excellent – but the mental trauma remains
In 1994 I was hospitalised with tuberculosis, an Aids-defining illness. As several patients died around me, it seemed like only a…
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Notes on a crisis: With Covid and the climate crisis, we are failing the next generation
We are backing away from the job of resourcing young people to respond with intelligence, imagination and honesty.
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Notes on a crisis
As the UK passes 100,000 recorded Covid-19 deaths, we reflect on a moment of national mourning.
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Notes on a crisis: Why we must not allow death on this scale to be neutralised or normalised
As the death toll has risen inexorably, I have become increasingly disturbed by the caveats – age, and “underlying health conditions” –…
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Notes on a crisis: As the numbers rise, how do we counteract the risk of numbness and apathy?
Paradoxically, amid so much suffering and hurt, grief has become less visible than ever.
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Notes on a crisis: One lockdown was an interruption. A year on, it feels like a transformation
I hate to think what it’s like to be young, to have a talent and a purpose, and not to…
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