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Peter WalkerJournalist

The Guardian

Health & social care coverage read by Vital Signs

10 articles

Across 5 topics, first on 29 Oct 2025, most recently 12 Sept 2026.

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Biography

Peter Walker is senior political correspondent for the Guardian. He is the author of The Miracle Pill

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Recent articles

  1. MPs vote against legalising assisted dying in England and Wales

    The GuardianAssisted dying12 Sept 2026

  2. Andy Burnham says he will not vote on assisted dying bill to avoid swaying debate

    The GuardianAssisted dying28 Aug 2026

  3. Nurses fainting in ‘inhumane’ conditions due to extreme heat, union warns

    The GuardianNHS & care workforce/staffing12 Aug 2026

  4. Andy Burnham vows to use his ‘political capital’ to fix social care system

    The GuardianAdult social care & reform27 Jul 2026

  5. Reform UK levy on employing overseas staff ‘would harm NHS and social care’

    The GuardianAdult social care & reform27 Jul 2026

  6. ‘A record of failure’: what’s in the first part of Alan Milburn’s Neet report?

    The GuardianMental health28 May 2026

  7. MPs vow to bring back assisted dying bill after ‘undemocratic’ Lords block

    The GuardianAssisted dying24 Apr 2026

  8. Resident doctors’ strike has torpedoed pay rises and training posts, says Wes Streeting

    The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking7 Apr 2026

  9. Badenoch announces Tory review of which conditions qualify for benefits

    The GuardianMental health9 Dec 2025

  10. Tightening Pip benefit eligibility could save £9bn a year, says Reform

    The GuardianMental health29 Oct 2025

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