General practice leaders in Wales have voted unanimously to reject the Welsh government’s GP contract offer for 2024-25. The BMA’s ​General Practitioners Committee Wales said the government’s general ...

The BMA has entered into a formal dispute with University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) over its plans to cut overtime rates for doctors. The trust told doctors last week that it ...

The increase in employers’ contributions has brought anger and confusion, amid warnings that practices may have to close. Jacqui Wise summarises the state of play In the autumn budget the chancellor ...

What you need to know James is a 16 year old boy who lives in a residential (children’s) home. Over the past two months, he has regularly gone missing, returning with new clothes and a new smartphone ...

Standardising practice can improve identification and reduce bias Even for the most experienced healthcare providers, recognising and evaluating suspected child maltreatment or exploitation is ...

Donald Trump is the new US president after an ill tempered campaign that saw abortion dominate on the Democratic side but healthcare a minor part of the overall election discourse. Joanne Silberner ...

Access to the UK’s rich and vast banks of health data should be streamlined and simplified, to capitalise on the unique opportunity it offers to boost biomedical research and improve lives, a major ...

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) should remain the recommended approach for treating vasomotor symptoms related to the menopause, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has said ...

Toxicologists have warned of a sharp rise in drug overdose deaths in England involving a group of potent synthetic opioids called nitazenes. Nitazenes have been found as contaminants in street heroin ...

Over 100 governments at a United Nations event in Colombia have committed to ending violence against children, including through banning corporal punishment, improving services for the children ...

NICE has said it expects to evaluate dozens of potential treatments for Alzheimer’s disease over the next few years. Elisabeth Mahase examines what we know about these drugs This year the National ...

Helen Jackson gently asked patients who arrived at the clinic where she practised in Malé, the capital of the Maldives, “Haalu kihineh? Rangalhu tha?”—“How are you? Are you okay?” Primary care is held ...