My cancer operation was cancelled and I can’t sleep at night. Jeremy Hunt, how can you?
Why won’t Jeremy Hunt fight to get the NHS the funding it so desperately needs, asks Carly O’Neill
Mass closure of NHS walk-in centres is fuelling winter crisis, claim campaigners
Easy access to medical help for many denied after 40% of services shut
‘I just want to cut it off’: the weight-loss patients who no longer fit their skin
Bariatric surgery is a highly cost-effective way to lose life-changing amounts of weight – but the NHS rarely removes the excess skin that is left behind. Desperate patients are now crowdfunding their operations while struggling with anxiety, depression and identity issues
Slashing queues, helping new mothers: NHS explores apps for care in a digital age
Doctors, tech experts and scientists tested new ideas at a health ‘hackathon’ – now a fund aims to back the best with cash
Until hospitals learn from their mistakes, babies like my son will continue to die
Jeremy Hunt’s new reforms are the best hope yet of ensuring health professionals are open and honest when things go wrong, writes campaigner James Titcombe
Prescribed reading: Five of the best books by doctors
As Adam Kay’s This Is Going to Hurt wins a readers’ choice award, we recommend five other author physicians. Please add to our notes
Tech revolution is coming to healthcare – GPs must be part of it
Smartphones offer an opportunity to get information into the hands of those who need it most; complaining from the sidelines is futile
Seeing a GP on a smartphone sounds wonderful – but it’s not
The new GP in Hand app fails to provide equality of access and undermines practice revenues
Doctors develop ‘transformational’ new DNA test for Down’s syndrome
New test more accurate than current screening in detecting Down’s, Edwards and Patau syndromes and could simplify screening process, say researchers
See a GP on my smartphone? Sorry, I’m not convinced
A new scheme allowing patients to dial in for a virtual appointment has some advantages for some people – but it’s not for me, writes GP Ann Robinson