Trust them, they’re junior doctors

Ann Robinson: Hospital deaths increase in August when the newly qualified hit the wards. A less dramatic reality lies behind the scare statistics

Burnham’s poor prescription

Ann Robinson: There are many reasons why the health secretary's plan to abolish GP practice boundaries would be bad for patients

Hospitals already at 'breaking point' and having to close critical care beds, says shadow health secretary

Decision to scale back on number of telephone advice lines reflects drop in infection rates

Adam Baxter: A report about NHS staff has led to us being portrayed by the media as fat and lazy – but the headlines don't tell the full story

• More than 45,000 NHS workers a day report sick• Staff have higher levels of obesity and poor mental health

Initial response from frontline health staff dismissed by Department of Health as ill-informed

Advisers suggested public should be told to take paracetamol, but government rejected advice

Bee Lavender: Growing up sick in the US, and being treated by a humane NHS here, has shown me that Britain's system is far better

Vulnerable groups and health workers get priority as new figures indicate first wave of pandemic ending