More than 5,300 people are being diagnosed with sarcoma cancer every year in the UK – suggesting it is more common than previously thought, a charity has warned. Sarcoma is
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A breast cancer charity has called on the Government to tackle a “totally unacceptable” lack of care for women with the disease. Breast Cancer Care said that, in its survey
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Nearly every GP surgery in England is short of a family doctor, a leading medic has warned. Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard said there is a “crisis” in the GP workforce. Many
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Work and Pensions Secretary Esther McVey has refuted accusations her department routinely scans social media pages to deny benefit claims. Labour MP Anna Turley made the claim in the Commons
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The NHS in England has launched the biggest recruitment drive in its history to encourage schoolchildren to work in the health service. The health service, which is celebrating the 70th
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The Government faces renewed calls for buffer zones around abortion clinics after a High Court judge upheld a ban on protests outside a London facility. Ealing Council was the first
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Controversial gay conversion therapies are to be banned under a new LGBT action plan outlined by the Government. The £4.5 million initiative aimed at making society more inclusive for the
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Nearly all of England’s council leaders believe there is a major funding crisis in social care and want national taxes ploughed into sorting it out, according to a study. More
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Tens of thousands of vulnerable children at risk of abuse and neglect may not be getting the help they need, a charity has warned. A report by Action for Children
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Breast reductions and operations to stop people snoring are among a list of treatments which could be cut back in plans to prevent more than 100,000 “unnecessary procedures” taking place
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