New mothers in England to receive health check six weeks after giving birth

Campaigners welcome move to assess women for physical and mental wellbeing

Blue spaces: why time spent near water is the secret of happiness

Coastal environments have been shown to improve our health, body and mind. So should doctors start issuing nature-based prescriptions?

Yoga, pilates and Dragons’ Den-style contests are among a host of innovations that are turning around failing trusts

Gulf in healthy life expectancy reveals widening regional inequalities, according to parliamentary report

Asking vulnerable migrants to pay deters them from getting the help they need – even those who may be eligible for free NHS treatment

Reluctant parents who keep their opinions on jabs to themselves have been called a global threat by the World Health Organisation

Leaked draft says less than seven hours’ sleep can damage mental and physical health

Matt Hancock hails ‘game-changer’ but critics raise racial bias and ‘fatalism’ concerns

Sometimes patients need to talk to a live human being, says academic Lienkie Diedericks

Trusts say midwives needed in hospitals, as critics argue women’s right to choose under threat