Farage says UK will have to consider NHS funded by private insurance
Ukip leader Nigel Farage’s comments to BBC reignite 2012 row caused by him saying healthcare should be market-funded
After hated Atos quits, will Maximus make work assessments less arduous?
Amelia Gentleman: Bombarded with abuse and with its reputation tarnished, Atos has bought its way out of its £400m state contract to assess if benefit claimants are fit to work. A new company, Maximus, is taking over. Who is behind it – and will they do anything differently?
Theresa May’s new FGM reporting rules ‘will stop families seeking help’
Royal College of Paediatricians says there is no evidence that forcing doctors to report FGM to police will better protect victims
Meditation may prevent absenteeism by stressed public servants, MPs claim
Inquiry finds public servants may be less likely to burn out if they use mindfulness techniques to control anxiety and depression
Making NHS seven-day service could threaten patients’ safety, say doctors
Plans are unfunded, undefined, unrealistic and would see routine operations cancelled on weekdays, says BMA
Can painkillers make you homophobic or racist?
The ex-Ukip candidate Kerry Smith claimed that he made offensive remarks due to stress and the fact that he was taking strong sedatives. So should pharmaceutical companies issue new side-effects warnings, asks Emine Saner
Seven ways to end loneliness
Laura Ferguson: As Christmas approaches, not everyone will be among loved ones but individuals and authorities can all do their bit to help
Muna Hassan: ‘One of us mentioned vaginas and Michael Gove went really red!’
The young anti-FGM campaigner who told David Cameron to ‘grow a pair’ has helped to get the issue on the political agenda this year, writes Corinne Jones
Sit in the corner: Nigel Farage’s tips for mothers breastfeeding in public
Ukip leader backs Claridge’s hotel in row over mother asked to hide her baby under a napkin and urges women to ‘be discreet’
Nigel Farage says breastfeeding women should sit in a corner
Ukip leader backs Claridge’s hotel, which asked mother to cover up, claiming people are uncomfortable with public breastfeeding