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Alexandra ToppingJournalist

The Guardian

Health & social care coverage read by Vital Signs

12 articles

Across 5 topics, first on 14 Jan 2025, most recently 13 Aug 2026.

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Biography

Alexandra Topping is a political correspondent for the Guardian

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Recent articles

  1. Polls open in Clacton, where Farage spent more than £10,000 in byelection against Count Binface – as it happened

    The GuardianAdult social care & reform13 Aug 2026

  2. NHS must prepare for annual summer heat pressures, says Yvette Cooper

    The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking5 Aug 2026

  3. The king’s speech: what is the government’s legislative agenda for the next 12 months?

    The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking13 May 2026

  4. Nearly fivefold increase in children in unregulated social care settings in England

    The GuardianAdult social care & reform20 Apr 2026

  5. ‘It’s soul-destroying’: struggle to house vulnerable children can leave breaking law as only option

    The GuardianAdult social care & reform20 Apr 2026

  6. Votes for populist parties in May elections will put NHS at risk, Streeting says

    The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking12 Apr 2026

  7. Hundreds of UK teenagers to trial six-week social media curbs for major study

    The GuardianMental health25 Mar 2026

  8. NHS is letting women down through ‘medical misogyny’, says Wes Streeting

    The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking8 Mar 2026

  9. Reform UK would restore two-child benefit cap, Jenrick says in policy U-turn

    The GuardianMental health18 Feb 2026

  10. Ministers to crack down on profiteering in care sector and make renewed fostering push

    The GuardianAdult social care & reform4 Feb 2026

  11. Former Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson says her twin babies may never walk

    The GuardianChildren's health4 Jan 2026

  12. UK women share their experiences of using fertility-tracking apps

    The GuardianWomen's health & gynaecology14 Jan 2025

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