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

Doctors fear for future of NHS sexual health clinics under tendering regime

Contracting-out threatens quality of service, say specialists

FGM inquiry launched to uncover reasons for lack of prosecution in UK

Major inquiry will look at current legal framework's suitability given there has not been a single prosecution in three decades

Sex after cancer: ‘Patients should not feel that bringing up sex is too trivial’

With more focus on rehabilitation, many people can overcome the effects of cancer on their sex lives with small adjustments, explains Frederika Whitehead

NHS maternity care can be ‘truly shocking’, says regulator

Chief inspector of hospitals finds women are being left alone in labour and waiting hours for pain relief

NHS maternity services not good enough, says chief inspector

Survey shows 'truly shocking picture' of women's childbirth experiences despite recent improvements, according to regulator

Pushed to the limit: 24 hours with the busiest midwives in Europe

At Liverpool women's hospital the rising birthrate and understaffing are putting ever more pressure on NHS workers