The government has vowed that its 10 year health plan for England can save the NHS. Matthew Limb examines its key pledges ### The pledge: “By 2035 the majority of outpatient care will happen outside ...

Recent developments that have caused concern include removing all members of a scientific committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on vaccines and replacing them ...

Mary was born in Glasgow in 1937 but moved with her family to Essex in the 1940s, following her father’s work in the army. They returned to Scotland when Mary was in her late teens. Mary’s mother ...

The government’s 10 year plan for England’s NHS, Fit for the Future , was published on 3 July.1 But can it deliver the goal set in its title? Is it an actual plan or more a set of ambitions, and what ...

Rates of metabolic and bariatric surgeries (MBS) rose by almost 15% in teenagers in the US between 2021 and 2023, despite falling in adults, new research has found. The cross-sectional analysis, ...

The medical establishment hasn't always listened to patients; nurturing this vital skill can help to tackle health inequalities, says Rageshri Dhairyawan Communication skills such as listening are ...

The rollout of Martha’s rule in England is having a “significant impact,” NHS leaders have said, after updated figures were published from the first six months of the scheme. Data from 143 hospitals ...

Public health has considerable potential to reduce the number of early deaths, and data from the Office for National Statistics show the scale of the opportunities for prevention in relation to ...

Jim Mackey, chief executive of NHS England, recently said the quiet part out loud: the NHS can sometimes see patients as an inconvenience.1 It’s a stark observation, but it resonates deeply with ...

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health conditions are responsible for more than 43 million deaths annually. It is critical that the upcoming United Nations general assembly high level ...

For nearly 20 months, since October 2023, Palestinians in Gaza have endured a relentless campaign of annihilation. The statistics alone defy comprehension: over 56 000 people killed—one third of them ...

Chris was always destined for medicine, not least because his father and elder brother had also been doctors. While he remained a northerner at heart (he was born in Burnley, then studied in Liverpool ...