Opinion | The Guardian USApr 27
A brutal wrestle on a plane, passengers outraged, attendants helpless: I saw the UK’s deportation policy at work | Hugh Muir https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/27/plane-passengers-uk-deportation-policy-gatwick-forced-removals #ImmigrationAndAsylum #HomeOffice #Migration #PublicServicesPolicy #Society #UkNews #Politics
A brutal wrestle on a plane, passengers outraged, attendants helpless: I saw the UK’s deportation policy at work

On the runway at Gatwick, the visceral reality of forced removals was laid bare. If only more could see what is done in our name, says Hugh Muir, executive editor, Opinion

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Opinion | The Guardian USApr 16
NHS patients should be able to write up their own medical records – and not have to rely on Post-it notes | Will Parman https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/16/nhs-patients-write-medical-records-healthcare-workers #Nhs #HealthPolicy #Cancer #Health #Society #Politics #UkNews #PublicServicesPolicy
NHS patients should be able to write up their own medical records – and not have to rely on Post-it notes

The lack of a unified digital repository for patients and healthcare workers means that key medical changes are often missed. But the NHS can learn from US intelligence sharing, says Emerging Voices winner Will Parman

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World news | The GuardianApr 16
Covid jab injury payments must be urgently reformed, says inquiry chair https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/16/covid-jab-injury-payments-must-be-urgently-reformed-says-inquiry-chair #CovidInquiry #Coronavirus #UkNews #Health #Disability #HealthPolicy #VaccinesAndImmunisation #Society #Politics #PublicServicesPolicy
Trust in vaccines needs rebuilding despite ‘extraordinary feat’ of Covid jabs, inquiry finds

Heather Hallett hails scheme but urges ministers and health services to promote better vaccine awareness

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World news | The GuardianApr 8
Alarm in health service over Palantir staff being given NHS email accounts https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/apr/08/alarm-health-service-palantir-staff-nhs-email-accounts #Nhs #Palantir #Health #Society #HealthPolicy #Technology #PublicServicesPolicy #Politics #AiArtificialIntelligence #UkNews
Alarm in health service over Palantir staff being given NHS email accounts

Exclusive: Sources believe AI tech company’s engineers have been granted access to directory of up to 1.5m staff

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World news | The GuardianApr 4
Unions privately voice misgivings over BMA pay demands and doctors’ strikes https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/04/trade-unions-bma-pay-talks-demands-doctors-strikes #TradeUnions #Doctors #IndustrialAction #PublicSectorPay #PublicServicesPolicy #Health #Nhs #Politics #Society #UkNews
Unions privately voice misgivings over BMA pay demands and doctors’ strikes

Senior figures express concerns over medical union’s refusal of pay rise that is higher than offer to other NHS staff

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World news | The GuardianMar 29
NHS restructure is greatest danger to Streeting’s effort to revive service https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/29/nhs-restructure-danger-wes-streeting-revive-service #Nhs #WesStreeting #HealthPolicy #Health #Hospitals #Politics #PublicServicesPolicy #Society #UkNews
NHS restructure is greatest danger to Streeting’s effort to revive service

Health secretary still confident of success but critics say scrapping of NHS England has been ‘a total car crash’

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World news | The GuardianMar 28
Reform UK’s ‘pro-family’ policies are an exclusionary sham, minister says https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/28/reform-uk-family-policies-labour-best-start-centres-olivia-bailey #Labour #Politics #Children #ReformUk #PublicServicesPolicy #Society #England #Education #UkNews
Reform UK’s ‘pro-family’ policies are an exclusionary sham, minister says

Olivia Bailey says she wants Sure Start-style hubs that will be rolled out in England on Monday to be inclusive for all

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World news | The GuardianMar 26
Labour failing to live up to ambition to reform public services, analysis finds https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/26/labour-failing-to-live-up-to-ambition-to-reform-public-services-analysis-finds #PublicServicesPolicy #Politics #Society #UkNews #Labour #Devolution #Nhs
Labour failing to live up to ambition to reform public services, analysis finds

Government not on course to meet its three objectives, including to shift power from Whitehall to local areas, says IFG

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World news | The GuardianMar 19
NHS was ‘on brink of collapse’ during pandemic, Covid inquiry finds https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/19/superhuman-healthcare-workers-saved-nhs-from-collapse-covid-inquiry-concludes #Nhs #CovidInquiry #UkNews #Society #Health #HealthPolicy #PublicServicesPolicy #Politics #Coronavirus
NHS was ‘on brink of collapse’ during pandemic, Covid inquiry finds

Heather Hallett says ‘superhuman’ efforts of workers were at times the only reason health service survived

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World news | The GuardianMar 16
Plans to cut NHS international workforce appear overambitious, say MPs https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/16/international-nhs-workforce-cuts-overambitious-mps-warn #Nhs #Health #Society #UkNews #HealthPolicy #Politics #PublicServicesPolicy
Plans to cut NHS international workforce appear overambitious, say MPs

Health service in England has saved more than £14bn hiring from overseas, report says, as doubt is cast on aim to reduce international recruitment to 10%

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