Three health experts get their teeth into the government plan to fix the NHS.

The government's plan contains some transformational ideas, but is hampered by a misplaced focus on targets rather than outcomes, writes former health secretary Lord Lansley

Children and young people in the UK have some of the worst health outcomes in Europe. If we fail to invest in children’s health today, it will cost the country tomorrow.

Reforming the NHS is not separate from the growth agenda. It’s central to it. 

MPs have voted for a second time in favour of legalising assisted dying for terminally ill people, by a close margin of 23 votes.

MPs are set to debate and vote for a second time on a bill which could legalise assisted dying for terminally ill people.

What does it mean to be well at work? Should there be a universally accepted definition of employee wellbeing? And how do we measure it?

The recent passing of the government’s landmark Water (Special Measures) Act promises to bring tougher criminal charges against lawbreakers in the water industry. It will act as a powerful deterrent in ensuring water companies invest in upgrading broken water infrastructure, and clean up our rivers, lakes and seas for good.

When did you last write a letter and put a stamp on an envelope? When did you last visit a bank? Do you have any coins in your pocket and, if not, do you even use a credit card anymore?

Far too many people in our country don't have enough fruit and veg in their diet. Fixing this is an urgent challenge. But using the National Food Strategy, it is one that we can rise to.

The new National Cancer Plan offers a real chance to close survival gaps by making early diagnosis and fair access to treatment a priority. On World Ovarian Cancer Day, AbbVie is encouraging the UK government to act now to improve the care of UK women.

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham is leading calls for government and football authorities to do more to address the sport’s “shocking” dementia crisis.

The UK stands at a critical crossroads for life sciences. Against the backdrop of global uncertainty, the Chancellor aims to position Britain as a beacon for international investment. This summer we can either seize the opportunity to become a global life sciences leader, driving both health improvements and economic growth, or continue to fall behind our competitors.

A Labour MP who is campaigning for every new maternity unit to include bereavement suites for grieving parents has told PoliticsHome that her premature birth left her and her mother "fighting for their lives".

As assisted dying legislation continues to be debated in Parliament, palliative care experts are divided on whether limiting it to those with a prognosis of six months or fewer would be an effective safeguard.

While research shows patients would prefer to discuss assisted dying with a familiar and trusted doctor, experience from other countries suggests this may be difficult to achieve in practice.

Whether you are for or against the legalisation of assisted dying in England and Wales, creating a service with appropriate safeguarding is essential.

Not someone I often find myself agreeing with, but Milton Friedman wasn’t wrong when he said: “Only a crisis – actual or perceived – produces real change. When that crisis occurs, the actions that are taken depend on the ideas that are lying around.”

Clare Pelham, Chief Executive at the Epilepsy Society explains how brave and far-sighted planning decisions could ultimately save lives

NHS England should not continue in its current form. But Wes Streeting's 'moving deck chairs' abolition won't work.

Yes, NHS England needed to improve. But this wasn't the way to go about it.

Since taking weight loss medication, I have lost six stone – so far – reaching my first goal of no longer being clinically obese. I know that I am not alone amongst my colleagues in taking this kind of drug, and yet there is still such a stigma around it.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that NHS England will be abolished and absorbed into the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC), in a shock move that will be the biggest structural reform of the NHS in more than a decade.

With more people dying prematurely from cardiovascular disease than at any point in the last decade, Britain is facing a heart health crisis. Now, a new report produced by experts at The University of Manchester has set out a bold plan to prevent thousands of deaths, ease pressure on the NHS, and tackle the hidden factors that make heart disease the nation’s biggest killer.