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Caroline Lucas: Greens consider case-by-case deal with Labour minority government
The former Green leader is set to win her Brighton Pavilion seat back at the general election.
National Health Service patients must prove residency or pay up to £20k in health tourism crackdown
NHS patients will need to prove residency with passports, visas, rental agreements and employment contracts.
Election 2015: 6 big Labour manifesto pledges you might have missed
Ed Miliband unveils his party's 2015 general election manifesto.
George Osborne fails to show how Tories would meet their flagship £8bn NHS pledge
The Conservative chancellor repeatedly refused to explain the maths on BBC's Andrew Marr show.
Election 2015: Labour attacks Conservative's proposed new £1m-threshold on inheritance tax
Plan by Chancellor George Osborne to raise inheritance tax threshold to £1m is a 'panicky policy' says Labour's Chris Leslie MP
Tories in £8bn a year NHS pledge if they win elections
Conservative party pledges to pump an extra £8bn a year for the NHS in England by 2020 if they win the UK general election
Children as young as three referred to NHS over transgender issues
The number of children under 11 referred to NHS for gender dysphoria has quadrupled over the last few years.
Leaders' debate: Nigel Farage's attack on HIV patients criticised by rivals
Nigel Farage was rounded on by other party leaders on Thursday night's election debate after he complained about foreigners with HIV.
Penrose inquiry: David Cameron apologises over infected blood scandal
Nearly 3,000 people in Scotland contracted hepatitis C and up to 60 HIV from infected blood transfusions.
David Cameron booed and heckled by pensioners over NHS record at Age UK event
The prime minister faced a hostile reception from some sections of the Age UK conference crowd.
Nigel Farage: Rich people should help NHS by paying for private healthcare
Ukip leader says the richest people should 'help country' and go private rather than rely on NHS.
Ed Balls: Labour would not reverse any of George Osborne's election budget
But the shadow chancellor claims his budget would have been less 'nasty'.
End-of-life medical care in UK 'unacceptable' say MPs
Social care at the end-of-life should be made free of charge, according to a study by UK MPs
Labour leader Ed Miliband reveals party's 2015 election pledges
Ed Miliband unveils Labour's pledges at the party's last major gathering ahead of the UK general election
Fight for child mental health services to be a cornerstone of the general election
Father who lost his son to depression is urging David Cameron to rethink child mental health services.
Nigel Farage: 'The NHS almost killed me' by misdiagnosing testicular cancer
UKIP leader Farage claims in his memoirs that the 'the NHS almost killed me' due to undiagnosed testicular cancer
Green Party manifesto plans 'fearsome' tax offer to increase public spending to 46% of GDP
EXCLUSIVE: IBTimes UK obtained a preview of the Greens' general election manifesto.
Morecambe Bay report: 'Rivalry' between staff led to unnecessary deaths of a mother and 11 babies
Report into deaths at Cumbria's Furness general hospital condemns 'lethal mixture' of failings.
Greater Manchester councils set to 'control £6bn a year of NHS health budget'
The move is part of George Osborne's devolution plan for the north of England.
NHS whistleblowers 'felt suicidal' after being bullied for raising poor patient care concerns
Report condemns culture of 'fear and intimidation' at NHS towards workers who raise concerns.
NHS hospitals to trial breathalyser that can detect early stage lung cancer
A £1m clinical trial will see two hospitals receive the breathalyser this summer.
History will not be kind to coalition government over NHS reforms, King's Fund warns
The thinktank says we have seen a Parliament of two halves for the NHS.
Nick Clegg battling to save Hallam seat as Lib Dems face biggest election catastrophe for 80 years
Survation says the Deputy Prime Minister has seen his poll rating drop by 30% since 2010.
GPs to ask patients for proof of nationality in NHS health tourism crackdown
The Department of Health plans to launch the pilot scheme across 10 areas later this year.
NHS 111 helpline floods over-stretched GPs with 'colds and sore thumbs'
The BMA said referrals to GPs were up by 186% and visits to A&E were up 192%.
General election 2015: Tories boosted as public satisfaction in NHS rises
The King's Fund says satisfaction with the NHS is high and has risen significantly.
General election poll 2015: Labour to be biggest party but short of Commons majority
Latest analysis of the opinion polls shows Labour will win 282 seats at the election.
NHS strike: David Cameron refuses to back down over pay freeze
Paramedics poised for strike action on Thursday.
Health Minister Mark Drakeford: NHS under unnecessary stress from smoking and drinking
Warning that the NHS will struggle to cope with the extra burden placed on it by those who over-indulge
NHS launches £10m plan to attract new GPs and encourage existing doctors to retire later
The NHS says there is an urgent GP workforce crisis as doctors leave the profession and training places go unfilled