There’s a food poverty crisis in the UK. And the government is starved of ideas
As the cost of living rises and wages stagnate, for many food is becoming harder to afford. We’re returning to an era where a healthy diet is aspirational
NHS ‘waving white flag’ as it axes 18-week waiting time operation target
New plan abandons target for hospitals to carry out 92% of non-urgent operations within 18 weeks and cuts surgery of ‘limited clinical value’
Simon Stevens’ delivery plan for the NHS explained
With the health service under unprecedented pressures of both finance and demand, the NHS England chief has outlined proposals to safeguard its future
Children struggling to concentrate at school due to lack of sleep, MPs told
Sleep deprivation highlighted in inquiry into role of education in preventing mental health problems in children
I have vulvodynia – but countless gynaecologists dismissed my agony
Statistics say that one in six women will contract this painful condition. So why did it take years and endless misdiagnoses before I was properly treated?
‘An unrealistic pressure’: mothers on what it’s like to breastfeed
The majority of women stop breastfeeding after two months, despite health experts’ advice to continue to at least six. We speak to mothers about their experiences
Less than half of women breastfeed after two months, survey finds
Poll for Public Health England reveals many feel embarrassed to feed their babies in front of strangers and family members
Three-quarters of older people in the UK are lonely, survey finds
Individuals and firms urged to look for signs after results of poll carried out for Jo Cox commission on loneliness
Pregnant women without legal status ‘too afraid to seek NHS care’
Growing number of women who fear being reported to Home Office or being hit with high bills are avoiding NHS, charities say
Few foods on track to meet salt reduction targets, survey reveals
Research by Consensus Action on Salt and Health finds bread rolls are the only foodstuff likely to meet 2017 targets