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Helen MacNamara painted a picture of a homogenous, unpleasant top table. Experts says this lack of diversity can matter beyond the workplace itself

Patients and relatives must be able to request second opinion from critical care team at any time of day or night, government told

Two stories caught my eye this week. First, that the elderly are being left hanging about in A&E waiting rooms while younger people “with simpler needs” get seen more rapidly, within the four-hour target. “Our study demonstrates older people living with frailty may not be appropriately prioritised within the acute…

MATT Hancock wanted to decide “who should live and who should die” if hospitals were overwhelmed in the pandemic, the former head of NHS England…

From subsidised egg freezing to unlimited IVF leave, to retain the best talent London's biggest companies are going the extra mile on fertility, says Claire Cohen

A judge who decided that doctors in England can lawfully limit Indi Gregory’s life-support treatment has now blocked a transfer to Rome.

Experts say maternal care deserts could be exacerbating the issue

The King handed the five medals to former corporal Samweli Mburia during a poignant ceremony

A new study found that elderly people attending Accident & Emergency departments are less likely to be seen within target times.

Pro-change campaigners hailed a ‘historic vote’ but Care Not Killing called it a ‘dangerous and ideological policy’.

Crown dependency could be first part of Britain and Ireland to allow terminally ill adults to choose