The NHS is ailing. Is a ringfenced tax the best remedy?
Published by The Guardian (30th August, 2016) Doctors and their vociferous unions do like to complain, posing as protectors of... Read Full Article
Grieving mother branded ‘vindictive cow’ and a culture of NHS arrogance
Published by The Daily Mail (6th May, 2016) Surely it is impossible to imagine the twisted inhumanity of someone who... Read Full Article
The sugar tax: the sweet start to a bitter struggle
Published by The i paper & The Independent (25th March, 2016) It feels a long time since last week’s controversial... Read Full Article
A new tax to save a struggling health system
Published by The i Paper & The Independent (29th February, 2016) I am not a fan of Sir David Nicholson,... Read Full Article
We need to wake up to the NHS crisis
Published by The Independent (3rd January, 2016) There is one thing everyone can agree on: the last thing our nation... Read Full Article
A sickness at the heart of the NHS
Published by The Independent (14th December, 2015) Two weeks ago I went to a journalism awards ceremony at which the... Read Full Article
Family tragedy shines penetrating light on failures of state care
Published by The Daily Mail (26th November, 2015) The case of the Clarence family is one of the most harrowing... Read Full Article
Are we brave enough to reform a system in crisis?
Published by The Mail on Sunday (15th November, 2015) The National Health Service is in a mess – and we... Read Full Article
The fat city that declared war on obesity
Published by Mosaic (13th October, 2015) & The Atlantic (14th October, 2015) When Velveth Monterroso arrived in the USA from her... Read Full Article
Low pay for carers endangers the old, the sick and disabled
Published by The Independent (24th August, 2013) The care home was judged ‘inadequate’ for safety, leadership and effectiveness. The five... Read Full Article