Targets matter – because a day with cancer worries feels like a year

New research reveals that more than 130,000 people were not seen or treated when they needed to be. The only solution is a properly funded NHS

NHS to offer safer Down’s syndrome test to pregnant women

Non-invasive prenatal test allows screening without risk of miscarriage but critics fear it could lead to an increase in terminations

Upward trend is more pronounced among girls and is evidence of increased social pressures on children, say experts

ONS report shows disparities largest in England and smallest in Northern Ireland, while Scotland has the worst longevity

In an area where wealth and poverty sit side by side, a maternity project is tackling loneliness and mental health problems

There are limits to what can be achieved by sending GPs on training courses in empathy

Great Ormond Street hospital reports sharp rise in number of children treated after swallowing the potentially fatal metal discs

One man couldn’t wait for an operation and did the job himself. But is this story all it appears to be?

The NHS no longer deals with a range of common ‘minor’ ailments. If your GP won’t refer you, here’s how to get help – and even cure yourself

Almost 350 more women’s lives could be saved if all invited for NHS screening attended, says new study