Camilla Cavendish

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An increasing number of younger people are suffering disabilities so bad they cannot do a job

September 01, 2023 | 01:00PM

Sickness and work is a disaster that must be fixed
Increased staff — without good management — does not mean better outcomes for patients

July 07, 2023 | 10:24AM

More doctors and nurses alone will not heal the NHS
Governments have promised to tackle the crisis for 25 years, but it’s never an election winner

June 09, 2023 | 01:00PM

An ageing society can’t turn its back on social care any longer
Easier access to NHS records will save lives — but health executives must make their case to the public

March 31, 2023 | 09:42AM

Sharing patient data is something to be celebrated, not feared
Other countries have found big answers to managing ageing populations and it’s time Britain did, too

January 06, 2023 | 09:43AM

We need to see social care as an investment not a cost
Parental anxiety is contagious but we constantly push for our children’s successes and intervene in their failures

December 30, 2022 | 09:48AM

Ambitious parents are instrumental in childhood’s modern malaise
During Covid, the health system burst free from its bureaucratic shackles, but the status quo has roared back

December 16, 2022 | 10:42AM

An exhausted NHS limps towards its high noon
Older affluent workers are leaving Britain’s labour force — employers and the government must get them back

November 25, 2022 | 02:18PM

The Great Unretirement is coming
The threatened pay strike obscures a wider refusal to value, reward and retain experienced staff

November 11, 2022 | 12:10PM

The NHS is failing the nurses who keep it afloat
Only the health service treats a highly trained, dedicated workforce so badly — no wonder we’re losing the war for talent

September 02, 2022 | 09:38AM

The NHS will make or break the next prime minister

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