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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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Difficulty getting GP appointments is the most common NHS complaint. Here are your rights and practical strategies that actually work.

10 Apr 20261 min read

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Waiting times for mental health treatment have reached record levels. National Herald investigates the scale of the crisis and what…

10 Apr 20262 min read

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Waiting times for mental health treatment have reached record levels. National Herald investigates the scale of the crisis and what…

10 Apr 20262 min read

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Record numbers of British restaurants and pubs are closing. National Herald investigates the costs, the causes, and whether any of…

10 Apr 20261 min read

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Negotiations on a UK-US trade deal have intensified. National Herald examines what Britain would gain, what it would give up,…

9 Apr 20262 min read

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Negotiations on a UK-US trade deal have intensified. National Herald examines what Britain would gain, what it would give up,…

9 Apr 20262 min read

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Employment data tells a complex story — record vacancies in some sectors, redundancies in others. National Herald maps the UK's…

9 Apr 20262 min read

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Employment data tells a complex story — record vacancies in some sectors, redundancies in others. National Herald maps the UK's…

9 Apr 20262 min read

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GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy are the most significant medical breakthrough in obesity treatment in decades. National Herald explains how the…

9 Apr 20262 min read

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From NHS talking therapies to crisis services and charity helplines, this is every mental health resource available in the UK…

9 Apr 20261 min read