Health unions say the state of NHS services for people who can't get to a GP in many parts of England is "lamentable".

People need a choice about where they die, say campaigners

The trend for barefoot running could lead to injuries in some runners, a small study suggests.

Family doctors are not prepared to shore up an emergency health care system left unsafe by "political meddling", a GP leader is to warn in a speech.

The Royal College of Nursing has said that a fall in the number of NHS district nurses is causing needless suffering for patients and is leading to pressure on casualty departments and ambulance services.

A way of creating more effective vaccines which could protect against a broad range of flu viruses has been reported by US researchers.

An independent inquiry is needed into the NHS non-emergency 111 phone line "debacle" in England, GPs say.

Over 60,000 measles vaccinations have now been given during the outbreak in Swansea and Powys but another 33,000 people still need it, say health officials.