How to save the NHS… by five bestselling medical memoirists

With medical memoirs now the hottest ticket in publishing, we asked five acclaimed authors for their views on the crisis in the NHS

First cannabis-based medicines approved for use on NHS

Charities welcome epilepsy and MS drugs but say thousands of people have been left in limbo

‘I didn’t know if he’d recover’: NHS staff on the patients they’ll never forget

From physios working with stroke survivors to radiographers identifying 7/7 victims, it isn’t just doctors and nurses who form bonds with patients

Ex-ballerina Deborah Bull: ‘I’ve found great strength in dancing and singing’

The former Royal Ballet principal on her leading role in a major study into how the arts can boost physical and mental health

Born sleeping: how I grieved for the much-loved daughter I lost before her birth

The loss of a baby at almost six months pregnant brought special challenges, including the trauma of giving birth – and it didn’t help that the subject is so rarely discussed

My tears as a junior doctor were a ‘flaw’ that, in psychiatry, became my greatest strength

I burnt out as a GP but in mental health I could take time with patients and, at last, make a difference

Heart surgeon and author reveals how he once set fire to patient

Samer Nashef, author of The Angina Monologues, tells of coronary bypass that didn’t go to plan

How putting NHS staff first is making hospitals better

Yoga, pilates and Dragons’ Den-style contests are among a host of innovations that are turning around failing trusts

Breaking and Mending by Joanna Cannon review – clinical diagnosis

A compelling view of modern medicine

Charging migrant women for maternity care puts us all to shame

Asking vulnerable migrants to pay deters them from getting the help they need – even those who may be eligible for free NHS treatment