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Failing NHS chiefs could have their salaries docked by up to £15,000 under ‘carrot and stick reforms’.

Around 107,000 NHS secondary care roles in England are vacant.

Research raises questions about long-term treatment of and support for people using weight loss drugs

There have been calls for legislation which would mean only qualified surgeons can conduct certain procedures.

IN FOCUS: As MPs call on parliament to vote over decriminalising abortion, one woman tells Bel Trew how the traumatic premature birth of her baby was exacerbated by a year-long police investigation

A new study has highlighted the complex emotions and ethical dilemmas of learning your future risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Among 274 healthy research participants from the US aged 65 and over, 40% declined to receive their personal risk estimates – despite having initially expressed an interest in doing so.

Nurses said the trend of people travelling abroad for procedures such as weight loss surgery and dental amendments is likely to grow.

Laura Burr is now campaigning for mandatory NHS health checks for young adults

Public accounts committee called the record sum ‘jaw-dropping’ and criticised inaction to reduce errors in a damning report