Are you being pushed into paying for private healthcare?
Facing increasingly long NHS waiting lists, many are turning to private healthcare – Dr Ian Jackson explores the numbers and...
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Dispatch from the NHS: I am p****d off and I want to explain why
Former clinical director Ian Jackson reaches the end of his tether with those who continue to spread false information on...
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Massive surge in covid cases as the government abandons the fight
The surge in covid cases is no surprise given the abandonment of mitigations such as mask wearing, contact tracing, and...
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Covid rates high and still rising, but is it ‘just a cold’ and do people ‘have to die from something’ anyway?
We are in the middle of another wave of covid infection, with hundreds dying every week, yet many people seem...
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Omicron BA.2 the ‘stealth variant’: is the pandemic over yet?
As the Omicron BA.2 variant takes hold and cases increase, some countries are responding quickly, while others are abandoning mitigations
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Relaxing of Covid-19 restrictions in England
The relaxing of Covid-19 restrictions is causing outcry. Tests will no longer be free and isolation will be voluntary; cases...
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Government U-turn on mandatory covid vaccinations for NHS staff will have a lasting impact
Why are some NHS staff still reluctant to get vaccinated and what impact will this have on the health service...
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Objections to mandatory vaccines in the NHS
Dr James is opposed to mandatory vaccines in the NHS, and has made some misleading statements. His views don't represent...
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