Nat Wei: To make lockdowns a thing of the past, we need a smart revolution in healthcare

It would be better to move diagnosis and treatment of healthcare problems away from hospitals, among other steps.

Will Dido Harding have her Kate Bingham moment?

The paradox of the NHS Test and Trace app is it becomes disruptive when it is effective.

Raghib Ali: Systemic classism, not racism. Why the main factor in health and educational inequalities is deprivation, not race.

The fourth part of a series on ConHome this week about the politics of race and ethnicity in Britain today.

Long Covid – what we know so far

“The potential impact upon productivity and the economy is huge”, one expert tells ConservativeHome.

Paul Maynard: The pandemic has left many people with serious health and financial problems

‘Social prescribing’ can really help to resolve the complex web of financial, health and legal issues the most vulnerable face.

Will Starmer give vaccine passports a free pass?

The Government’s scheme is deeply problematic and there’s a potential Commons majority against it.

Raghib Ali: Freedom Day – why not unlocking now means delaying indefinitely

There comes a point where lockdown is only delaying an inevitable exit wave, not preventing it. This is the right time for ‘step four’.

Melody Redman: Abortions at home must only be a temporary measure

When making the difficult decision to pursue an abortion, we must be sure that women are given a face-to-face consultation.

A big question for libertarians: what would they do about obesity?

This ideology celebrates willpower, yet scientific research challenges how much of it we have when making dietary choices.

WATCH: Double-vaccinated NHS staff do not have to self-isolate – Zahawi

The vaccines minister says it’s not necessary for NHS workers to self-isolate even if they are pinged by the test and trace app.

Sarah Ingham: The NHS failed the nation during the pandemic. Awarding it the George Cross was a mistake.

Furthermore, by allowing the Queen to do this, the Government has dragged the monarch into the political murk.

Lord Ashcroft: Let’s rejoice at the news that the NHS has been awarded the George Cross

I called publicly for the collective award of the GC to the NHS fully 15 months ago – within a month of the nation going into its first lockdown.

WATCH: NHS England Medical Director declares that social care is “a pressing issue”

Powis says the NHS must be able “to discharge medically fit patients back into social care.”

Never mind CCTV. A sign should greet Javid in his new office. Saying “Welcome to Hell”.

His in-tray features: Covid, mental health, NHS reform…and social care. He’s set to be the most pressured Health Secretary since Lansley.

WATCH: Hancock “should be proud” of what he has done with the health service, says Lewis

“Credit to Matt that his focus is not just on his family but on the wider country and the best interests of the UK.”