Is calling NHS 111 better than calling NHS Direct?
The government plans to replace the nurse-staffed NHS Direct line with the new service, in which people without such extensive medical training will answer your calls. So how do they differ?
IVF treatment extended to women up to age 42 on NHS
Regulator proposes change to current age limit of 39 for women deemed to have no chance of conceiving by other means
How new technology is helping deliver sexual health services
Text services, apps and social media are being used to provide advice and information to young people. Rachel Williams reports
A working life: the sleep disorder specialist
A sleep disorder where you kick or snore your way through the night can drive people to the verge of divorce. Meet Dr Peter Venn whose mission is to restore peace
Anti-abortion climate ‘will deter new generation of doctors’
British Pregnancy Advisory Service attacks politicisation of abortion and warns of impact on future healthcare
PIP breast implant warnings were inadequate, says MPs’ report
Committee recommends women should be allowed to pay NHS for replacement at same time as free removal of faulty implants
I oppose the bill, but don’t idealise the NHS. There’s room to improve
Deborah Orr: My family is from one of the parts of the country that is, statistically, less well-served by the health service. I'm not bitter, but the NHS did not save my father's life
NHS reforms: the HIV support project manager’s view
Jo Robinson, 37, works for the Terrence Higgins Trust in London, earning a salary of £35,000
NHS reforms: the sexual health charity director’s view
Simon Blake, 38, works for Brook and earns £69,932-£80,810
Social change can be the best contraception
Contraceptive advice is vital, but binge drinking and social deprivation can be a major factor in unwanted pregnancies and poor sexual health