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Dinner time in St Pancras Workhouse, London, 1911. Workhouses, established under the Poor Law Amendment Act, were part of a Victorian programme that cut universal welfare support and stigmatised many poor people as “unproductive”.

Cutting welfare to protect the economy ignores lessons of history, researchers claim

02 Dec 2016

Amid ongoing welfare cuts, researchers argue that investment in health and social care have been integral to British economic success since 1600.

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Stethoscope

South Asian patients have worse experiences of GP interactions, study suggests

15 Sep 2016

Communication between doctors and South Asian patients is poor, according to national GP surveys, but a question has been raised about whether this...

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mmmm coke

Opinion: When it comes to sugary drinks, people prefer a nudge than a tax

09 Jun 2016

Theresa Marteau (Behaviour and Health Research Unit) discusses how to get people to consume less sugar.

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Dr Jay Gordon (cropped)

If general practice fails, the whole NHS fails, argue healthcare experts

18 Feb 2016

The current focus on financial crises in hospitals diverts attention from the crisis in general practice, argue Professor Martin Roland from the...

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Emergency Ambulance (cropped)

Changes to NHS policy unlikely to reduce emergency hospital admissions

29 Jan 2016

Recent changes to UK healthcare policy intended to reduce the number of emergency hospital admissions are unlikely to be effective, according to a...

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GP consultation with a female patient

Improving access to GP surgeries could reduce burden on out-of-hours services

21 May 2014

Poor access to GP surgeries could be driving patients to use out-of-hours services and putting an extra burden on the NHS, according to researchers...

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Phone

Therapy over the phone as effective as face-to-face

28 Sep 2012

Phone therapy also increases access and potentially decreases costs.

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doctor pad

Study examines number of GP visits before cancer patients are referred to specialists

24 Feb 2012

Patient information reveals women, young people, ethnic minorities and people with less common cancers have the highest number of pre-referral...

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