Victoria Macdonald , Health and Social Care Editor

A damning report into the state of UK maternity services has found that poor care is frequently tolerated, with women giving birth treated as an ‘inconvenience.’

The families of people who have died while taking an antipsychotic drug have told Channel 4 News there needs to be a wholesale change in how it’s monitored.

The father of a teenage girl who took her own life last year has questioned whether the inquest into her death paid enough attention to her autism.

Connor Sparrowhawk was nicknamed ‘laughing boy’ by his family, who say he brought happiness to those around him. He had autism, and at 18-years-old he drowned in a bath at an NHS care unit following a seizure. His family fought for an inquest, which found his death was preventable but for the neglect of those…

An NHS Trust has been fined £200,000 for failings that lead to the deaths of two of its mental health patients. 

Two new NHS trials are seeking answers about how to find early signs of Alzheimer’s.

Last month was the world’s hottest February on record and the ninth consecutive month of record temperatures. We often see the impact played out through severe weather events and the death toll that comes with them, but there are other less visible consequences too. A recent report by the World Economic Forum estimates the health…

Almost every minute a child dies with malaria – a disease that’s entirely treatable and preventable.

The UK government should declare a “national health and care emergency” – according to the British Medical Journal, whose report into the future of the NHS says the entire service is facing an existential crisis.

Consultants in England have narrowly rejected an offer aimed at resolving their long running pay dispute.

The UK is getting poorer and sicker. 

Health actuaries have told this programme longer waits are associated with more than 1,800 additional deaths last month alone.

The start of 2024 has been welcomed by firework displays and street parties around the world – and in many there was a message of hope, that this year might be more peaceful than the last – while London declared it was “a place for everyone”.

The UK health security agency is urging eligible people to get the flu jab after the number of cases doubled over the last week.

More than 2,000 people with autism and learning disabilities are stuck in mental health hospitals across England, despite repeated Government promises to end the practice.