Editorial Desk

Health Desk

The Health Desk covers the NHS, public health, social care, waiting lists, regulation and policy decisions affecting healthcare in Britain.

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The post-Brexit replacement for EU agricultural subsidies has now paid over a billion pounds to English farmers for delivering environmental…

23 Apr 20262 min read

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UK regulators have approved a first-in-human trial of a kidney grown in a pig using human genetic material, opening a…

23 Apr 20262 min read

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The long-delayed government response to Henry Dimbleby's national food strategy report sets out commitments on nutrition, farming support and food…

23 Apr 20262 min read

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The Met Office's seasonal outlook raises the probability of extreme heat events this summer, building on the pattern of increasingly…

23 Apr 20262 min read

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Former researchers from Britain's most celebrated AI laboratory are founding new ventures, keeping the talent and intellectual capital in the…

23 Apr 20262 min read

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The asylum system remains under severe strain despite reforms, with long delays creating mounting costs and uncertainty for applicants and…

23 Apr 20262 min read

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The leader of the largest Holyrood party outlined an immediate programme focused on NHS waiting times, ferries and economic development

23 Apr 20262 min read

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Penny Dash's claim sparked controversy as she questioned whether mental health services could genuinely claim to be underfunded

23 Apr 20262 min read

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The digital front door to the NHS has transformed how millions of people book appointments, order prescriptions and access their…

23 Apr 20262 min read

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Ministers faced intense scrutiny from their own backbenchers over planned welfare cuts to disability and health-related benefits

23 Apr 20262 min read