12-hour GP day policy changed

27 September 2016

The NHS has dropped a demand that GP practices open for 12 hours on weekend days

BMA invites health secretary to quality of care discussion

27 September 2016

The BMA has invited the health secretary to take part in an open and honest discussion on the quality and consistency of healthcare delivered across the week.

Welfare services fail to meet population's needs

26 September 2016

The UK’s ageing population and its families are being failed by a flawed and fragmented health and social support regime, a wide-ranging report by the BMA warns.

We stand with all our colleagues

Whatever your view on the outcome of the EU referendum, there is no doubt of the profoundly destabilising force it has exerted upon the country.

I look young. Get over it

I asked my patient if he was in pain. Having attended him for almost a week, it was the first time we had spoken.

Reared on gastrointestinal surgery

‘Are you the bottom doctor?’ … Sorry, pardon? Did I hear that right?

Is this ethical trade?

Do you know where your surgical instruments come from? Read our feature and find out how you can take action.

The Right Mix

Read our long form feature on how the medical profession is diversifying its workforce.

Year in the life of a junior doctor

Think you know what it's like being a junior doctor? Read one juniors' experience of her first year working in the NHS.