health

An upcoming Festival of Debate event will host Sarah Graham talking about reporting on the gender health gap. Alice O'Connell speaks to her about the issues.

Healthwatch Sheffield has found that people can’t afford prescriptions, the bus to the hospital or the disability equipment they need due to the cost-of-living crisis.

When anti-abortion protesters 40 Days for Life set up in Sheffield, they sparked the creation of a 1000-strong group determined to protect choice.

Under the pilot scheme, GPs will ask patients to "walk, wheel or cycle" as an alternative to drugs and medical procedures.

The opportunity to spend £37 million on GP practices in Sheffield sounds appealing, but many people are wary of closing 15 GP surgeries, several in deprived areas.

Surviving Covid is only the first step, as an estimated 15,000 people in Sheffield develop the debilitating symptoms of Long Covid.

With an average wait of just under two years for a first appointment, trans people referred to Sheffield’s Porterbrook Clinic speak of their desperation.

On 3 July, NHS workers are asking the people of Sheffield to come out in support of a proper pay deal, protection for frontline workers and a health service in public hands.

Sheffield’s BAMER communities have become fed up of being used as 'Tick Boxes' and have been forced to fight back during the pandemic.

Holly Johnston is a nurse in oncology, an #NHSPay15 campaigner and a GMB union rep.

The story of how a group of retired healthcare professionals in Sheffield were shocked by the government’s approach to coronavirus contract tracing – and decided they could do better.