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Sarah Dawood is senior associate editor of Spotlight, the New Statesman's specialist policy section. She writes on a range of areas, including health and social care, benefits and welfare, and online safety. She was formerly deputy editor at online magazine Design Week and has written for, amongst others, The Guardian and Raconteur.

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The NHS’s digital problem: how old infrastructure is slowing down healthcare services

From paper patient records to erratic hospital computers, the barriers NHS staff face are stopping them from reaping the rewards of new technology.

By Sarah Dawood

The NHS’s digital problem: how old infrastructure is slowing down healthcare services

Insight podcast

Are Gen Z the loneliest generation in human history?

Books

From Lore Segal to Steve Tibble: new books reviewed in short

By Michael Prodger, Megan Gibson, Sarah Dawood and Zuzanna Lachendro

NHS

Craig Ritchie: “Dementia is a crisis of our own making”

By Sarah Dawood

NHS

The government is running before it can walk on NHS digital transformation

By Sarah Dawood

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Could ultra-processed food be the new smoking?

Could ultra-processed food be the new smoking?

A global study of nearly ten million people has shown the physical and mental health risks of UPFs.

By Sarah Dawood

Esther Ghey: “The internet unleashed horrific things”

Esther Ghey: “The internet unleashed horrific things”

The mother of the murdered teenager Brianna Ghey on how to protect children online.

By Sarah Dawood

Seema Malhotra: The Tories are short-changing young people

Seema Malhotra: The Tories are short-changing young people

The shadow skills minister on Labour's jobs agenda, reforming apprenticeships, and valuing creative subjects.

By Sarah Dawood

From Adam Phillips to Kate Manne: new books reviewed in short

From Adam Phillips to Kate Manne: new books reviewed in short

Also featuring Pity by Andrew McMillan and Breaking Through by Katalin Karikó.

By Sophie McBain, Ellen Peirson-Hagger, Sarah Dawood and Michael Prodger

Is Labour's Child Health Action Plan fit for purpose?

Is Labour’s Child Health Action Plan fit for purpose?

Public health experts discuss Keir Starmer’s proposals to improve children’s health and well-being.

By Sarah Dawood

Parkrun founder: “It’s everybody’s right to be active and healthy”

Parkrun founder: “It’s everybody’s right to be active and healthy”

Paul Sinton-Hewitt on why running with other people is an under-rated form of medicine.

By Sarah Dawood

Exclusive: Half of Conservative councillors think the NHS has worsened since 2010

Exclusive: Half of Conservative councillors think the NHS has worsened since 2010

Forty-eight per cent of Tory local leaders say health services have deteriorated since their party came to power.

By Sarah Dawood

Exclusive: More than a third of councillors say recreational, leisure and cultural services have been cut since 2010

Exclusive: More than a third of councillors say recreational, leisure and cultural services have been cut since 2010

Amid bankruptcies and lack of funding, Spotlight polling reveals that libraries, leisure centres and parks are all being sidelined.

By Sarah Dawood

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