Department of Health
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Can Britain's £100bn obesity epidemic be reversed?
Today's Big Question Weight-loss drugs hailed 'game-changer' as former food tsar calls for smoking-style restrictions on junk food
By The Week UK Published
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The NHS at 75: can it make it to 100?
feature The NHS is facing almost unprecedented challenges, but support for the institution remains strong with the public
By Sorcha Bradley Published
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Is it worth paying for private medical insurance?
feature Shelling out for private healthcare can help beat NHS queues but may be pricey without medical cover
By Marc Shoffman, The Week UK Published
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Junior doctors’ strike: what are the risks?
Today's Big Question Up to 350,000 appointments and operations could be cancelled during four days of industrial action
By Sorcha Bradley Published
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Is the NHS pay deal a win for striking nurses?
Today's Big Question Unions hailed ‘historic victory’ but reports question whether 5% rise will be paid for by more cost-cutting
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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NHS in crisis: how can we fix the health service?
Talking Point No. 10 has acknowledged that the NHS is facing an ‘unprecedented challenge’ this winter
By The Week Staff Published
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What declining birth rates mean for our future
feature Global population now expected to peak in the 2080s and start declining by end of the century
By The Week Staff Published
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Is the Oxford comma really a political priority?
Talking Point Health Secretary Thérèse Coffey has taken a stance against ‘one of the most controversial punctuation marks in history’
By The Week Staff Published
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Thérèse Coffey sets out plan to tackle struggling NHS
Speed Read Health secretary will pledge to make it easier to get a GP appointment but doctors are sceptical
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Why might UK scrap anti-obesity drive?
Speed Read New PM plans ‘deregulatory’ review of Boris Johnson’s health strategy
By The Week Staff Published
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Thérèse Coffey: the new prime minister’s ‘closest political confidante’
Why Everyone’s Talking About The former secretary for work and pensions takes over as health secretary and deputy prime minister
By Richard Windsor Published
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Sajid Javid: the ‘rags to riches to politics’ Tory leader contender
Why Everyone’s Talking About Former health secretary got an ‘early start’ on the ‘leadership jostling’
By Julia O'Driscoll Last updated
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Arguments for and against calorie-count menus
Pros and Cons Restaurants and cafes face controversial new rules for their menus
By The Week Staff Published
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Where have all the doctors and nurses gone?
In Depth Health sector seeing a ‘breakdown’ in relationship between patients and medical professionals
By Julia O'Driscoll Published
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