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Life sciences companies join in NHS funding controversy and threaten to quit UK
Pharmaceutical industry demands government spend extra £20bn a year on NHS.
Labour hopes its plan to improve the lives of NHS staff will turn the polls around
Shadow Health Secretary Jonathan Ashworth plans to scrap the 1% pay cap on NHS workers.
Confessions of a Junior Doctor reveals realities for NHS workers: 'We haven't got much more to give'
Channel 4 docuseries begins tonight.
Hunt investigates series of baby deaths at hospitals run by same NHS trust
Health secretary probes 7 deaths in 2 years at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust.
The NHS relies on immigrants from more than 200 countries
"Our NHS would simply be unable to cope without the work done by over 60,000 staff from other EU countries".
Society is hooked on healthcare spending — but more money doesn't make people healthier
From America's opioid crisis to the NHS's instinct to over-medicalise, healthcare spending is often wasteful.
Junior doctor who penned viral post about pressures facing NHS found dead
Dr Rebecca Ovenden, 32, was described as 'talented' and 'much respected'.
Shadow health secretary tells Theresa May to 'get a grip' after 18-week NHS target scrapped
Jon Ashworth said Tories could be breaking the law with violation of NHS constitution.
Price rises for gas, electricity and prescriptions are no April Fool's Day joke for Britain
Medicines, dental work, stamps, council taxes and utilities are all more expensive from today.
What medicines can I still get on NHS prescription?
Ten "low priority" medicines will be removed from prescription services – more are expected to follow.
William Mead: Jeremy Hunt apologises to family of toddler who died after NHS failures
Health secretary attends memorial service for one-year-old who died of sepsis after missed diagnosis.
Sharp rise in baby teeth extraction due to children's sugary diets
Number of children under four having their teeth removed has risen by 24% in a decade.
One in four care home companies on the brink of bankruptcy in the UK
Cash-strapped care home contractors are cancelling deals with councils.
Britons could face delay in getting access to new drugs after £20m a year cap put in place
New measure could delay new drugs being made available on NHS by as long as 3 years.
Hospital asks grieving parents if they want to put dead son 'in the fridge'
St Mary's Hospital tried to store baby in a 'sports bag' and called him by a number.
NHS suffers 'worst performing month' after failing January A&E waiting times target
Hospitals fall 10% below 95% target of seeing patients within four hour period.
Budget 2017 key points: Big changes to national insurance and social care
Chancellor Philip Hammond said there was "no room for complacency" despite improved economic forecasts.
Longest-serving NHS chief reportedly 'pushed out' after exposing consultant sex ring
Newcastle and Tyne Hospital Trust's chief executive Sir Leonard Fenwick was put on 'extended leave'.
Over 7,000 FGM cases recorded in the UK in 2016 – but no convictions since 1985
Cases of female genital mutilation are on the rise but police are struggling to find the offenders.
NHS bosses on six-figure salaries while health service lurches from funding crisis to crisis
Patient Concern slams fatcats as figures reveal nearly 100 out of 628 top earners take home more than Prime Minister Theresa May.
John McDonnell invites New Labour peer Peter Mandelson for tea to talk Brexit
Shadow chancellor issued invite to Jeremy Corbyn critic after pre-Spring Statement speech.
Welsh father invents 3D printed hydraulic arm for his toddler to revolutionise NHS child prosthetics
Ben Ryan is seeking crowdfunding to develop affordable 3D printed prosthetics for early childhood.
RBS is a loss-making albatross – Philip Hammond should sell the taxpayer's stake to fund the NHS
Publicly-owned RBS is losing billions and still pays its bosses bonuses, so let's privatise it again.
30,000 excess deaths linked to NHS and social care cuts
Death rates in 2015 were higher than previous years, with a larger than usual spike in January.
UK voters more concerned about Brexit than immigration, Ipsos MORI poll shows
Worries spike as divorce talks with the EU loom for UK Prime Minister Theresa May.
Doctors' union warns the NHS is at 'breaking point' and needs £9.5bn to survive
The British Medical Association chief says billions are needed for 'high risk' maintenance.
NHS hospitals had 'worst month in 13 years' during January 2017
Figures leaked to the BBC show just 82% of patients were seen at A&E within four hours during January.
If we really want to save the NHS, we need to raise income tax
Politicians are scared to talk about tax rises – but a penny on income tax would raise £5.5bn a year.
NHS websites defaced by Tunisian Islamist hackers to display horrific photos of the war in Syria
The cyberattack comes a month after the group targeted a series of Australian websites with a similar message.
NHS life 'bleaker than ever' following fall in EU and student nursing applications
Two separate figures show less nurse course application and 90% drop in EU nationals post-Brexit.