Doctors are being urged to discuss end-of-life care with the terminally ill well in advance of their final days. The General Medical Council, the profession’s regulator, says early discussions can help avoid misunderstandings and conflict. In new guidelines, the GMC says doctors should...

A report by the Royal College of Paediatricians highlights problems at two West Midlands hospitals. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. View full post on BBC News | Health |...

Former conjoined twins Hassan and Hussein Benhaffaf have left intensive care following an operation to separate them in a London hospital. The five-month-old boys from Cork, Irish Republic, have been moved to a surgical ward. They underwent the 14-hour surgery last month. Doctors say they...

The development of a medical records database for patients in England has been halted in some areas after doctors criticised the speed of the roll-out. The British Medical Association warned the computer-based summary care records are being set up at "break-neck speed", sometimes...

The NHS in England has improved significantly since 1997, according to the independent King’s Fund think-tank. Its report on the past 13 years praised faster treatment and easier patient access to services. But Tory shadow health spokesman Andrew Lansley criticised Labour’s...