NHS makes morning-after pill available for free across pharmacies in England

Those in need of free emergency contraception no longer have to see their GP or attend a sexual health clinic

Dr Jill Tattersall obituary

Other lives: Doctor who co-founded a clinic to provide unmarried women and girls with contraception in Sheffield in the 1960s

NHS figures show number of mothers sustaining third- or fourth-degree perineal tear has increased by 16% since 2020

People are understandably wary of new technology, but human error is often more lethal

Government issues voluntary guidance calling for less sugar and salt amid concerns over nutritional value

Review of test kits for conditions including high cholesterol and cancer calls for tighter regulation to improve safety

Target easier to achieve than 10,000 steps and linked to 37% reduction in cancer deaths

Regulator tells Sally Westcott to pull product that allegedly has undeclared levels of prescription-only melatonin

Campaigner for patients’ rights who exposed maternity care failings and triggered reform of the General Medical Council

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’?