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Martin BelamJournalist

The Guardian

Health & social care coverage read by Vital Signs

7 articles

Across 5 topics, first on 14 Nov 2025, most recently 30 Apr 2026.

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

Biography

Martin Belam is a live blogger for the Guardian based in London, and writes the Thursday quiz

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Recent articles

  1. Thursday briefing: What new evidence tells us about the reality of racial discrimination in maternity care

    The GuardianMaternity & neonatal30 Apr 2026

  2. Tuesday briefing: Can a deeply divided UK agree on an assisted dying bill?

    The GuardianAssisted dying28 Apr 2026

  3. Friday briefing: What the Covid inquiry reveals about the NHS – and why it should worry us

    The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking20 Mar 2026

  4. Wednesday briefing: ​Can we turn around the growing school readiness crisis?

    The GuardianChildren's health28 Jan 2026

  5. Wednesday briefing: Over-budget and under-regulated – the NHS’s ADHD crisis

    The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking14 Jan 2026

  6. Tuesday briefing: Will a ban on advertising junk food help to tackle obesity in the UK?

    The GuardianPublic health & prevention6 Jan 2026

  7. Friday briefing: Inside the dispute driving resident doctors back to the picket line

    The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking14 Nov 2025

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