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Denis CampbellJournalist

The Guardian

Health & social care coverage read by Vital Signs

184 articles

Across 16 topics, first on 21 Nov 2024, most recently 9 Oct 2026.

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Biography

Denis Campbell is health policy editor for the Guardian. He has written about the NHS, public health and medicine since 2007 and shares health-writing duties with Andrew Gregory, the health editor

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  1. Three in four UK GPs ‘too busy to talk to their patients in depth’

    The GuardianPublic health & prevention

  2. NHS bosses urge use of ‘digital triage’ to cut A&E waiting times | The Guardian - newspaper

    The GuardianA&E & ambulance response

  3. NHS at risk of ‘system failures’ as demand for ADHD and autism care soars, inquiry finds

    The GuardianMental health9 Oct 2026

  4. NHS bodies in England impose two-year minimum wait for ADHD and autism assessments

    The GuardianNHS waiting lists25 Sept 2026

  5. Women in England with incurable breast cancer to get life-extending drug on NHS

    The GuardianWomen's health & gynaecology17 Sept 2026

  6. ‘It makes you feel helpless’: patients and doctors cast doubt on standard treatment for endometriosis

    The GuardianWomen's health & gynaecology15 Sept 2026

  7. NHS reports busiest ever summer as heatwaves drive up hospital admissions

    The GuardianNHS waiting lists10 Sept 2026

  8. Drinking very hot drinks could triple risk of oesophageal cancer, study finds

    The GuardianCancer9 Sept 2026

  9. Gaps in NHS end-of-life care ‘denying ill children chance to die at home’

    The GuardianPalliative & end of life care1 Sept 2026

  10. Number of young people with no close friends has soared since 2014 in England

    The GuardianMental health1 Sept 2026

  11. Doctors’ AI scribes get names of drugs and diagnoses wrong, NHS watchdog warns

    The GuardianNHS waiting lists31 Aug 2026

  12. Thousands of UK women have undiagnosed PTSD after childbirth each year, study finds

    The GuardianMental health27 Aug 2026

  13. ‘An amazing relief’: implant offers hope for those with refractory angina

    The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking24 Aug 2026

  14. Extreme heat more dangerous for people 60 and over than previously thought

    The GuardianElderly care & frailty17 Aug 2026

  15. ‘Dangerously hostile’: heatwaves leave hospital wards unsafe, data reveals

    The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking15 Aug 2026

  16. ‘We’re seeing lots of people who feel dizzy’: how heatwaves are taking a toll on people’s health and the NHS

    The GuardianA&E & ambulance response15 Aug 2026

  17. NHS mental health trust plans £25m in cuts to jobs and services

    The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking3 Aug 2026

  18. Medical colleges condemn scrapping of NHS placements for overseas doctors

    The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking31 Jul 2026

  19. ‘I would rather be poor’: man says money cannot compensate for partner’s death after failed cancer diagnosis

    The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking23 Jul 2026

  20. Rising numbers of younger midwives quitting NHS in England, data shows

    The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking20 Jul 2026

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