More than one in 10 men have paid for sex, according to a major study of British sexual habits.

The NHS ombudsman - the independent service that investigates patients' complaints - is wholly ineffective and failing families, warns the Patients Association.

The NHS has set aside £250m to pay out to families who have put in retrospective claims for the cost of caring for their loved ones at home or in a nursing home.

Multiple blows to the head from playing rugby can accelerate brain ageing and potentially lead to early dementia, according to a Welsh academic.

An inquiry is to be held into the death of a pensioner who slipped while being dropped off by an ambulance at Borders General Hospital.

Health watchdog the Care Quality Commission ranks almost every GP surgery in England in terms of risk of providing poor care.

The poorest people in society have eight fewer teeth by the time they reach their 70s than the richest, a study suggests.

Better training is needed for dementia carers to deal with issues around relationships, intimacy and sex, the Care Quality Commission says.