Hospital staff will be required to ask patients for proof of identity under legislation which comes into force on Monday.

MPs in the State of Victoria in Australia have today (Wednesday 18th October 2017) voted in support of a change in the law that would allow terminally ill adults the option of an assisted death in their final year of life. 

Mark Atkinson, Chief Executive at disability charity Scope, has responded to the Government's decision to stop charges for the Universal Credit phone line. 

Shadow Health Secretary Jon Ashworth calls for a 21st Century public health service in which no child is left behind. 

Newborn babies are missing out on vital checks because of a fall in the number of health visitors, according to Labour.

One of the key challenges for the NHS is achieving a safe and speedy discharge for older people who are no longer in need of acute care but who are unable to return home immediately, says Lord Dubs.

Workers should be allowed to own and work robots rather than their bosses, the Labour leader will say.

When was the last time you caught someone ducking out of a public toilet – or you yourself sat down at a meal – without washing your hands?

Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease remain the leading cause of death in England and Wales, accounting for 12.0% of all deaths registered in 2016, up from 11.6% in 2015, according to new Office of National Statistics (ONS) figures.

Jeremy Hunt has admitted he was wrong to quote 30,000 as the number of NHS mental health recruits since the Tories came to power - after it was revealed the number totalled just 692.

The Government is to offer new GPs a £20,000 payment if they choose to work in areas struggling to recruit doctors. 

The positive health effects of art are well documented. But much more can be done to incorporate this into our care system, writes Ed Vaizey MP.

The head of NHS England has urged Philip Hammond to provide extra cash for the health service as a new report warns the NHS is now at "full stretch".

The Government's 1% cap on public sector wage rises has officially been "scrapped", a Cabinet minister has confirmed.

Jeremy Hughes, CEO of Alzheimer’s Society, responds to the CQC State of Care report. 

The future of the NHS is under threat as services are “straining at the seams,” the official health watchdog has said. 

British Safety Council launches a suite of mental health training courses.

The looming winter crisis in the NHS cannot be prevented by a cash injection, according to a senior health official.

Medicines Discovery Catapult and ANTRUK Enterprises initiate joint research project

High Court rejects judicial review on assisted dying, but confirms that the courts do have the authority to declare the current law inconsistent with human rights legislation. Mr Conway and legal team now assess options for appeal.

Jeremy Hunt has sparked a fresh row after insisting it was the Conservatives and not the Labour party who set up the NHS.

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt attending the Health and Care Forum Reception at Conservative Party conference, said the NHS is coping “extraordinarily well” despite intense pressure on the frontline and “incredibly” constrained funding since the financial crisis.

Jeremy Hunt has rejected a claim from one of his fellow ministers that the NHS is a type of “Ponzi scheme”.