Denis Campbell
Denis Campbell is health policy editor for the Guardian and the Observer. He has written about the NHS, public health and medicine since 2007 and shares health-writing duties with Sarah Boseley, the health editor
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Hospital whose A&E unit is threatened with closure on safety grounds has admitted staff errors led to deaths of four patients
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Members of campaign group to disown controversial guidelines to eat fats and cut down on carbohydrates
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Dr Johann Malawana asks junior doctors to stop posting ‘abusive’ messages about their revised contract
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Obesity Health Alliance says making goods healthier should not be voluntary while also calling for ban on adverts before 9pm
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CQC will rely more on information provided by patients and trusts, concentrating on visits to hospitals classed as requiring improvement or inadequate
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Coroners warn over slow response and potentially fatal errors by crews and handlers struggling with staff and vehicle shortages
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Rolling coverage of all the day’s political developments as they happen
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Severe existing staff shortages will be worsened by deal on weekend working, say physicians’ leaders
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Health secretary and British Medical Association welcome deal thrashed out over 10 days of talks, but some doctors dismiss it as a ‘sellout’ and a ‘joke’
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American study published in BMJ links higher intake of baked, boiled or mashed spuds and chips with raised risk of hypertension
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Vulnerable young people facing wait of up to a year for specialist help, survey of doctors finds
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NHS figures show 74,086 patients had hospital procedures postponed at 11th hour due to bed and staff shortage
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Acas says extra time is ‘final opportunity’ to settle differences over Jeremy Hunt’s plan to impose new contract on junior doctors
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Hospitals missed key targets to treat emergency patients and those waiting for planned operations
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King’s Fund accuses health secretary of inaccurately claiming health service is getting sixth-biggest increase in history
NHS boss says promise of £8bn in extra funding may be far from enough