As the detective who inspired TV’s Prime Suspect, I know this: the misogyny of David Carrick lives on
Jackie Malton
I hope the rapist’s sentencing will offer closure to victims, but fear the Met will be weeding out abusive officers for some time, says former senior police officer Jack Malton
December 2020
The Society interview
Julie Bentley: 'Samaritans' services have been crucial during the pandemic'
Samaritans’ new chief executive on the impact of Covid on mental health and why it’s important not to wait until someone becomes suicidal
October 2020
The Society interview
Anne Marie Rafferty: 'Covid should be circuit breaker for the ills plaguing nursing'
The academic and president of the RCN on why it is vital nurses get a substantial pay rise and better working conditions
September 2020
The Society interview
Charmaine Griffiths: Covid could set us back years on medical discoveries
The British Heart Foundation chief on how the virus has halved the charity’s research funds and why the government must step in
August 2020
The Society interview
Thangam Debbonaire: There is no plan to avoid a self-made homelessness crisis
The Society interview
Mark Adams: Care homes have been left to prepare for a Covid second wave alone
July 2020
The Society interview
Michelle Mitchell: 'Cuts to UK cancer research could have a huge impact on patients'
Lifesaving new treatments are at risk due to Covid-19 income slump – unless the government steps in, warns the CRUK chief executive
May 2020
The Society interview
Elizabeth Gardiner: 'Health and care workers should be free to speak out on PPE'
Whistleblowers are a safety valve – it’s everyone’s business to reveal dangerous working practices, says the head of the Protect charity
March 2020
The Society interview
Christine Beasley: 'Nursing was in difficulty before coronavirus came along'
The Society interview
Pali Hungin: ‘We can’t replace doctors with technology alone’
February 2020
The first book interview
'These stories don't get told': a paramedic's notes from inside the ambulance
‘Jake Jones’ explains what he’s revealed – and what he’s hidden – describing an unseen world of private dramas ranging from the trivial to the tragic
January 2020
The Society interview
Caroline Stevens: ‘My son’s experience of autism made me want to fight for change’
The Conservatives promised better community care. Now they must deliver, says the head of the National Autistic Society
June 2019
The Society interview
Felicity Warner: ‘Dying is so medicalised. It makes people fearful’
The founder of Soul Midwives on how compassion and care can lead to people having a more gentle, tranquil death
May 2019
Can body cameras protect NHS staff and patients from violence?
The government wants nurses to use the technology – but there are concerns over privacy
November 2018
The Society interview
Lynne Neagle: ‘Building resilience in young people is vital’
The Welsh assembly member is calling for urgent action on child mental health
October 2018
Youth work cuts leave young people out in the cold
As austerity forces councils to prioritise, youth centres in many areas around the UK have ‘all but disappeared’, says freelance journalist Hélène Mulholland
March 2018
Two-thirds of councils and 90% of NHS trusts have a gender pay gap
Other lives
Christian Duffin obituary
January 2018
The Society interview
Alys Cole-King: ‘Suicide is a tragedy – particularly when it is a doctor or nurse’
Suicide prevention expert Alys Cole-King wants distressed NHS colleagues to seek support themselves during the winter crisis
November 2017
The Society interview
Jacqui Dyer: Talking about race and mental health is everyone’s business
As a government adviser on its new review of the Mental Health Act, Jacqui Dyer aims to address the ‘dirty secret’ that black people are too often detained in inpatient facilities
