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Tobi ThomasJournalist

The Guardian

Health & social care coverage read by Vital Signs

92 articles

Across 12 topics, first on 11 Dec 2024, most recently 20 Sept 2026.

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

Biography

Tobi Thomas is the Guardian's UK health and inequalities correspondent. Twitter @tobithomas_

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Recent articles

  1. 170,000 people in England to die of heart conditions linked to obesity by 2035

    The GuardianHeart disease & stroke

  2. One in three across UK are overdue for cervical cancer screening

    The GuardianWomen's health & gynaecology

  3. UK children will be one of unhealthiest generations in decades

    The GuardianChildren's health

  4. About 20,000 women a year tell midwives they are domestic violence victims

    The GuardianWomen's health & gynaecology20 Sept 2026

  5. People with severe intellectual disabilities live 24 years less on average

    The GuardianLearning disability & autism30 Aug 2026

  6. ‘We’re seeing lots of people who feel dizzy’: how heatwaves are taking a toll on people’s health and the NHS

    The GuardianA&E & ambulance response15 Aug 2026

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

    The GuardianNHS & care workforce/staffing12 Aug 2026

  8. NHS radiographers report rise in overt racist abuse by patients

    The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking3 Aug 2026

  9. Excessive time spent online linked to stress and worse mood – study

    The GuardianMental health29 Jul 2026

  10. Black people’s risk factors for stroke ‘rising faster than for white people’

    The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking28 Jul 2026

  11. Poorest children in England 40% more likely to be hospitalised for lung infections

    The GuardianChildren's health23 Jul 2026

  12. Offer teenagers a meningitis B vaccine on NHS, advisers tell UK government

    The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking16 Jul 2026

  13. Black doctors in England four times less likely to get training places than white counterparts

    The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking15 Jul 2026

  14. Ethnicity pain gap: the epidural failed and no one believed me – I could feel everything

    The GuardianMaternity & neonatal2 Jul 2026

  15. Women from minority backgrounds in UK less likely to receive epidurals, research finds

    The GuardianMaternity & neonatal2 Jul 2026

  16. From birth until death: how the ethnicity pain gap follows people through life

    The GuardianCancer2 Jul 2026

  17. What does the Amos report reveal about maternity and neonatal care in England?

    The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking30 Jun 2026

  18. Damning report on England maternity care ‘watershed moment’, health secretary says

    The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking30 Jun 2026

  19. Transparency, standards and a new commissioner – but does the maternity review go far enough?

    The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking29 Jun 2026

  20. England facing children’s mental health ‘crisis’ as referrals hit 1m

    The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking28 Jun 2026

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