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People have told us that weight loss drugs are transformative, but that there are problems accessing them on the NHS, especially since they were made available via GPs last June.

When it's hard to find an NHS dentist, many people turn to urgent dental care to treat routine problems.

Travelling to healthcare appointments is challenging for some people. Read what people told us about their experiences the difficulties they face booking and using patient transport services.

Veterans face unique challenges in getting the health care they need after they leave the military. Find out how Healthwatch teams across England have been helping veterans to get the care they need.

These stories show how some veterans are struggling to get the care they need.

Our latest research shows that while most men turn to the NHS most often for information on staying healthy, one in five are now using platforms such as TikTok, Instagram and YouTube and almost one in 10 are using Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbots.

Parents across England are speaking up about the challenges they face getting the right specialist support for their children and how families are often left struggling to get the care their children deserve.

With someone diagnosed with cancer every 90 seconds, we look at why more patients need to speak up about their care.

Continuing Healthcare should provide those eligible with NHS-funded support outside hospital. But how easy is it to get? And how could it be simpler?

Most men would attend testing if the government introduced a national screening programme for prostate cancer, according to our new research.

Thanks to your feedback, we’ve advocated for NHS England to publish better data to highlight and address inequalities in people’s experience of waiting for NHS treatment.

Action by health services to help prevent illness and disease or spot conditions early is crucial. But how easy do people find it to get this kind of help so that opportunities to prevent ill health are not missed?