Alys Cole-King: ‘Suicide is a tragedy – particularly when it is a doctor or nurse’
Suicide prevention expert Alys Cole-King wants distressed NHS colleagues to seek support themselves during the winter crisis
‘I knew I was in labour’ – why are women being turned away from hospital during childbirth?
As a number of women recount how they were mistakenly told to go home and wait, before giving birth on the pavement or in a lift, experts warn that more investment in early-labour care is needed
Dentists warn of child tooth decay crisis as extractions hit new high
NHS surgeons removed multiple teeth from under-18s in England a record 42,911 times in 2016-17, figures show
My cancer operation was cancelled and I can’t sleep at night. Jeremy Hunt, how can you?
Why won’t Jeremy Hunt fight to get the NHS the funding it so desperately needs, asks Carly O’Neill
Mass closure of NHS walk-in centres is fuelling winter crisis, claim campaigners
Easy access to medical help for many denied after 40% of services shut
‘I just want to cut it off’: the weight-loss patients who no longer fit their skin
Bariatric surgery is a highly cost-effective way to lose life-changing amounts of weight – but the NHS rarely removes the excess skin that is left behind. Desperate patients are now crowdfunding their operations while struggling with anxiety, depression and identity issues
Slashing queues, helping new mothers: NHS explores apps for care in a digital age
Doctors, tech experts and scientists tested new ideas at a health ‘hackathon’ – now a fund aims to back the best with cash
Until hospitals learn from their mistakes, babies like my son will continue to die
Jeremy Hunt’s new reforms are the best hope yet of ensuring health professionals are open and honest when things go wrong, writes campaigner James Titcombe
Prescribed reading: Five of the best books by doctors
As Adam Kay’s This Is Going to Hurt wins a readers’ choice award, we recommend five other author physicians. Please add to our notes
Tech revolution is coming to healthcare – GPs must be part of it
Smartphones offer an opportunity to get information into the hands of those who need it most; complaining from the sidelines is futile