The government has vowed that its 10 year health plan for England can save the NHS. Matthew Limb examines its key pledges ### The pledge: “By 2035 the majority of outpatient care will happen outside ...

Mary was born in Glasgow in 1937 but moved with her family to Essex in the 1940s, following her father’s work in the army. They returned to Scotland when Mary was in her late teens. Mary’s mother ...

Jim Mackey, chief executive of NHS England, recently said the quiet part out loud: the NHS can sometimes see patients as an inconvenience.1 It’s a stark observation, but it resonates deeply with ...

The government’s 10 year plan for England’s NHS, Fit for the Future , was published on 3 July.1 But can it deliver the goal set in its title? Is it an actual plan or more a set of ambitions, and what ...

Chris was always destined for medicine, not least because his father and elder brother had also been doctors. While he remained a northerner at heart (he was born in Burnley, then studied in Liverpool ...