Anti-abortion clinics should be clearly labelled as such – or shut down

Kate Smurthwaite: It is terrifying 'crisis pregnancy centres' are lying to women to suit their agenda – and the NHS isn't stopping them doing it

Cycling growth could save NHS £250m, says report

Motorists swapping the car for just five minutes of riding each day would cut heart disease, diabetes and strokes, says Cambridge research

NHS hospitals will have duty to report FGM, government announces

New obligation is aimed at helping Department of Health build more accurate picture of prevalence of female genital mutilation

Three in four women happy to endorse their own maternity unit

NHS England publishes 'family and friends test' surveying women's responses to antenatal and postnatal services

Jacqueline Stokes obituary

Other Lives: Therapist who enabled many hearing-impaired children to listen and talk

NHS hospitals are over-run with rules and regulations

Rosemary's stay in hospital was too perfect – she begged to be left alone by nurses who bugged her every half hour with checks and questions that they must carry out to the letter, writes Michele Hanson

Sharing NHS medical records will be vital for improving healthcare

Dr John Parkinson: Research using anonymised medical records will help ensure the safety and efficacy of drugs, vaccines and medical devices

Julie Myerson: how mindfulness based cognitive therapy changed my life

After a lifetime spent suffering from anxiety, a GP's recommendation of a six-week mindfulness course changed everything – at last I made peace with the workings of my mind, writes Julie Myerson

Need a solution to overstretched maternity services? Call the Midwife

The NHS would do well to adopt the one-to-one relationships between mother and midwife depicted in the BBC drama

Patients deserve the truth: health screening can do more harm than good

Margaret McCartney: The NHS fails to inform patients that health screening often leads to unnecessary and risky treatments