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The Guardian view on a public health calamity: science facts need reinforcing | Editorial | Opinion
Freedom from fear of deadly disease is a luxury by historical standards, enjoyed by most British people. But luxury cultivates complacency. That is one explanation for a decline in the number of children receiving routine vaccinations. NHS data published this week showed a drop in uptake for the first dose of the measles, mumps and …
Public sector to get ‘fair’ pay rises under Johnson, says health secretary | Society
Boris Johnson will do away with public sector pay freezes, his ally the health secretary, Matt Hancock, has said. His leadership rival, Jeremy Hunt, angered many in the NHS when he imposed new contracts on junior doctors in 2016 and oversaw the slowest period of investment in the NHS since its foundation. Johnson’s supporters have …
