How the lack of mental health support in Wales is endangering lives
“Austerity has shredded the community resources that prevent people from being admitted.”
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How cuts threaten the “last resort” charity counselling London’s refugees and asylum seekers
Each week, Waterloo Community Counselling helps over 270 people in up to 27 languages – from Cantonese to Kurdish Sorani. One of the…
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Matt Hancock’s deal with Amazon poses more questions than it answers
Technology can and should transform our public services. But MPs have had no chance to scrutinise this rushed contract.
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Malcolm has waited five years for a new heart, kept alive only by a mechanical pump
I recently met Malcolm, a 53-year-old man from south Wales with severe heart failure. He needs a new heart. Malcolm…
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Why do the young and healthy sometimes drop dead?
When one her closest friends died midway through a 10k run – and later came back to life – Sophie…
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Remote consultations may result in diagnosis, but they can come at a personal cost to the patient
The telephone call was to Abigail – in her mid-twenties, six weeks pregnant and with vaginal bleeding that had started…
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Vaping may be less harmful than smoking, but what are the long-term health risks?
I advise patients on a daily basis that one of the best things they can do for their health is…
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Personal Story: On the pleasures of lucid dreaming
Such dreams can provide a high as intense as psychedelics, and even deliver sexual gratification.
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