Rachel Downey obituary (opens in new tab)

My wife, Rachel Downey, was a health and social affairs journalist who went on to become a communications strategist at the Department of Health. There she worked at the heart of health policy, translating complex and often sensitive issues into communications that the public could understand. It was demanding, important work and she was exceptionally good at it.Most recently Rachel, who has died of renal failure aged 60, was head of public relations at the Office of the Patient Safety Commis...