Libby BrooksJournalist
The Guardian
Health & social care coverage read by Vital Signs
14 articles
Across 4 topics, first on 21 Apr 2025, most recently 23 Mar 2026.
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Biography
Libby Brooks is the lead writer on the Guardian's UK morning newsletter, First Edition. Sign up here . She was previously Scotland correspondent.
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Recent articles
- Scotland becomes first part of UK to screen newborns for spinal muscular atrophy
The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking23 Mar 2026
- ‘A space of their own’: how cancer centres designed by top architects can offer hope
The GuardianCancer5 Mar 2026
- Jeane Freeman obituary
The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking12 Feb 2026
- Deaths of two more patients at Glasgow hospital under investigation
The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking1 Feb 2026
- Scandal-hit Glasgow hospital must publish latest patient safety reviews, says Sarwar
The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking23 Jan 2026
- ‘Molly never got to hear it’: fury as denials finally end on Glasgow hospital infections
The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking23 Jan 2026
- Scottish health board admits hospital water system linked to fatal infections
The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking19 Jan 2026
- The pioneering light boxes helping Orkney islanders avoid seasonal affective disorder
The GuardianMental health26 Dec 2025
- Fife nurse to appeal against ‘hugely problematic’ trans changing room ruling
The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking11 Dec 2025
- Scottish nurse wins part of her tribunal in trans doctor changing room case
The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking8 Dec 2025
- Rules on single-sex spaces pose risk to trans people’s mental health, UK charities say
The GuardianMental health8 Dec 2025
- ‘I still want to achieve’: people living with stage 4 cancer embrace Chris Hoy charity ride
The GuardianCancer6 Sept 2025
- NHS nurse’s tribunal over trans doctor’s use of changing room hears final evidence
The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking2 Sept 2025
- Scottish ministers accused of failing women who cannot get later abortions
The GuardianWomen's health & gynaecology21 Apr 2025
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