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Anna BawdenJournalist

The Guardian and 1 other title

Health & social care coverage read by Vital Signs

76 articles

Across 10 topics, first on 21 Oct 2024, most recently 9 Oct 2026.

This counts only pieces our coverage scan read on the topics Vital Signs tracks, not their full output.

Biography

Anna Bawden is the Guardian's health and social affairs correspondent

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Recent articles

  1. Women over 65 still at risk from cancer from HPV and should be offered cervical screening – study

    The GuardianWomen's health & gynaecology

  2. HRT maker censured by UK regulator for ‘systemic failures’ that put patients at risk

    GuardianWomen's health & gynaecology

  3. NHS at risk of ‘system failures’ as demand for ADHD and autism care soars, inquiry finds

    The GuardianMental health9 Oct 2026

  4. NHS England mental health services review: what has it found and what does it recommend?

    The GuardianMental health8 Oct 2026

  5. NHS bodies in England impose two-year minimum wait for ADHD and autism assessments

    The GuardianNHS waiting lists25 Sept 2026

  6. Adults with severe mental illness die 15 to 20 years earlier from diseases such as cancer

    The GuardianMental health20 Sept 2026

  7. Women in England with incurable breast cancer to get life-extending drug on NHS

    The GuardianWomen's health & gynaecology17 Sept 2026

  8. Women with same health conditions as men ‘less likely to be offered active treatment’

    The GuardianWomen's health & gynaecology16 Sept 2026

  9. Air pollution linked to higher suicide risk, international research suggests

    The GuardianMental health16 Sept 2026

  10. Quarter of branded baby foods in UK still have too much sugar, analysis finds

    The GuardianChildren's health21 Aug 2026

  11. All aboard the cervical screening bus: how NHS clinic-on-wheels is saving lives

    The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking17 Aug 2026

  12. Machine that keeps lungs alive outside body could increase NHS transplants

    The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking27 Jul 2026

  13. Taking salsa classes can improve mental health, Oxford study suggests

    The GuardianMental health17 Jul 2026

  14. NHS to rate English trusts on tackling violence and racism towards staff

    The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking5 Jul 2026

  15. Women with irregular periods should be checked for PMOS, NHS says

    The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking30 Jun 2026

  16. Four in five under-16s in Australia using social media despite ban, study shows

    The GuardianChildren's health24 Jun 2026

  17. HPV jabs cut risk of dying from cervical cancer before 30 to almost zero

    The GuardianCancer17 Jun 2026

  18. Wegovy weight-loss pills to be available for patients in UK to buy

    The GuardianPublic health & prevention11 Jun 2026

  19. Triple-action diabetes jab shown to reduce blood sugar and body weight

    The GuardianDiabetes7 Jun 2026

  20. Girl, 5, traumatised after physician associate wrongly prescribed vaginal pessary, report finds

    The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking4 Jun 2026

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