Getty ImagesAbout 300 hospice inpatient beds are currently closed or out of use in England, hospice leaders have warned.

Getty ImagesThe government has announced some details of its plan to increase the number of NHS hospital appointments and procedures in England by 40,000 per week.

Women who say they had “intrusive” medical tests while working at Harrods are to make a complaint to the regulator about a doctor, says an ex-employee who says was sexually assaulted by Mohamed Al Fayed.

Getty ImagesMany pharmacies in England, Wales and Northern Ireland could cut their opening hours in protest over government funding, if a “work-to-rule” ballot passes.

A hospice has announced it needs to save £1.5m and cut 40 jobs in order to secure its future.

About 1,000 senior doctors have written to the British Medical Association (BMA) saying they are “extremely disappointed” with the stance taken on gender services.

24 minutes agoGetty ImagesThere was a lot to chew on in the party manifestos on health and the NHS, with promises to cut waiting lists, modernise hospitals and create more GP and dentist appointments.

Some qualified GPs cannot find enough work even at a time of high patient demand for appointments, according to a doctors’ union.

6 days agoHugh Pym