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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Axios reports that the Trump administration has terminated around $20m (£14.6m; €17m) in federal subscription contracts with the scientific publisher Springer Nature, citing concerns over content and ...

I’ll start my foundation year 1 (FY1) post. Like many, I’ve spent years preparing for this moment. I was fortunate enough to secure a post earlier this year, but many of my peers remain in limbo.1 The ...

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 ...

Wes Streeting, the UK health and social care secretary, announced in 2024 that “the NHS is broken” against a background of ballooning waiting lists, delays in disease detection, and reduced staff ...

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 ...