Dear NHS, edited by Adam Kay – celebrities say thank you

Tales of embarrassing injuries and moments of poignance, plus some poor efforts, in a revealing collection of essays

Denial of women’s concerns contributed to decades of medical scandals, says inquiry

Review into vaginal mesh and other products reveals much patient harm was ‘avoidable’

How many children at risk? UK health visitors count the cost of lockdown

Professionals supporting families worry they may not be picking up issues such as mental ill health and domestic abuse

Wellness is a seductive lie – and it is changing how we treat illness

In desperate need of hydrotherapy, Abi Palmer went to a sanatorium – and found herself surrounded by luxury. How has health been sold as a lifestyle choice?

My elderly enclave is more connected than ever, but we crave the personal touch

During lockdown, the internet has been the big winner, even among us crumblies. But can we wean ourselves off it, asks voluntary worker Stewart Dakers

I’ve been ill for months, but I still don’t know if it is Covid-19

I’ve had a fever, a cough and breathlessness since February, and been in and out of hospital. If it isn’t coronavirus, what is it?

‘This man knows he’s dying as surely as I do’: a doctor’s dispatches from the NHS frontline

As lockdown is relaxed, many in the NHS are left reeling. Palliative care doctor Rachel Clarke shares her experience working with coronavirus patients, and her fears of a second wave

‘Hero bikes’: how free bicycles are transforming the lives of Scotland’s key workers

The Bike Station, a Scottish bicycle recycling charity, is offering free bikes to NHS staff and other key workers during the coronanvirus crisis. Photographs by Murdo MacLeod

I’m a GP who got coronavirus because I had no PPE. I feel guilty but also angry

We were left unprotected and felt like we were going into a battlefield. I don’t think our profession will ever be the same