The government’s new national cancer board plans to improve the speed of diagnosis and the quality of treatment.

The lead author behind a major review into mental health has made clear the mental health problems young people face are “real” despite “overdiagnosis”.

Tailoring fall-prevention measures to individual patients may offer no significant benefit, according to a Cochrane review.

Consultant recruitment freezes by trusts struggling to balance their books is creating “immediate and long-term risks” for cancer patient care.

A blood test combining several biomarkers could help detect pancreatic cancer at an early stage, a study suggests.

Martha’s Rule is to be extended to emergency departments in England in a phased rollout to be completed by March 2028.

Fitness to practise processes “must never be used as a weapon” against doctors who are trying to expose patient safety issues, the General Medical Council has said. The regulator was responding to the ...

Twenty women have undergone unnecessary mastectomies, while others suffered significant harm while under the care of an NHS trust. A review of cases so far has found hundreds of patients have come to ...

The British medical Association has announced a postponement to plans to escalate its collective action in general practice as it tries to “reset” the relationship with the government ahead of talks.

The risk of harm caused to mental health patients subjected to long waits and poor support in emergency departments “weighs ...