There’s no excuse for chopping down a thing of beauty. And I don’t just mean the Sycamore Gap tree

Talking therapies save lives, keep people out of hospital, help them back into work. So why is NHS England cutting them in its ‘financial reset’?

‘It brings you in and shelters you’: NHS creates ‘recovery gardens’ for staff and patients

Trusts work with the Royal Horticultural Society to create outdoor refuges for staff and patients

Don’t be afraid to cry – or to interrupt: doctors’ tips for making the most of your medical appointment

Be honest about your symptoms, voice your concerns, take notes, ask follow-up questions if you need to … GPs and surgeons explain how to make every minute count

Women in the UK: share your experiences of expressing breast milk in the workplace

We’d like to hear from women about how easy – or difficult – it has been recently to express milk at work. How supportive has your employer been?

Consuming arts and culture is good for health and wellbeing, research finds

Engaging with arts improves quality of life, increases productivity and creates financial ‘dividend’

Rise in number of pregnant women in England not getting help they need, survey finds

CQC study finds falls across a range of metrics dealing with antenatal care, labour, childbirth and postnatal care

Robert Twycross obituary

Doctor who transformed pain relief and emphasised the need for a holistic approach for patients in palliative care

Nine hours and 52 minutes: did Dave Strachan’s ambulance wait cost him his life?

When he woke up with chest pains, his wife, Lucille, called 999, expecting help to arrive in minutes. But as he drifted in and out of consciousness, their wait continued ...

‘We have learned to have low expectations’: why can’t British hospitals serve better food?

After spending years in and out of hospital with my daughter, I know the patients’ food isn’t usually very good. But does it have to be this way?

‘They remind me there’s a life after cancer’: how paintings in NHS hospitals help patients feel better

Feedback on the benefits of displaying pictures on wards, now gathered in a new book, is backed by scientific studies