Health secretary wants NHS to roll out genetic tests to detect diseases
Matt Hancock hails ‘game-changer’ but critics raise racial bias and ‘fatalism’ concerns
Why the NHS wants patients to poo, pee and be sick
The health service is ditching words such as faeces, urine and vomit in favour of simpler language that everyone can understand
Thousands offered blood pressure drugs as threshold reduced
New guidelines propose drugs be offered if 10%, not 20%, risk of cardiovascular disease
Scotland’s introduction of HIV drug PrEP ‘puts England to shame’
Less than 0.25% of at-risk people contracted HIV after preventative treatment, report says
With councils and the NHS at loggerheads, vital services are at risk
As with Brexit negotiations, some people prefer to walk away or refuse to budge, rather than work together to find solutions
I don’t need a digital pill to monitor me – I just need to see a doctor
Sometimes patients need to talk to a live human being, says academic Lienkie Diedericks
Concerns over birthing options as NHS shuts midwife-led centres
Trusts say midwives needed in hospitals, as critics argue women’s right to choose under threat
Without more staff, the NHS plan will fail. GPs will have to pick up the pieces
Government long-term plans for the health service promise a lot, but success depends on having enough people to implement it
Schoolchildren to be offered sleep lessons after rise in disorders
Move follows concerns about ‘hidden health disaster’ of sleeplessness among young
The NHS 10-year plan: what we already know
Changes will include a mental health overhaul and advances in diabetes care