The former health secretary wanted to use the new "Kent" strain of Covid to scare the public into changing their behaviour, leaked messages reveal.

Parents have spoken about how their world has been turned upside down by a rare form of leukaemia their 10-month old "warrior" must now fight.

A terrified mum dialled 999 after her daughter collapsed and stopped breathing - but no ambulance turned up.

People are being urged not to attend two busy hospital emergency departments except for in serious or life-threatening situations.

A GP surgery has been plunged into special measures as little more than a fifth of patients said they could easily contact staff on the phone.

The basic needs of residents were not being met at a care home where bedrooms “smelt strongly of urine” and staff lacked training, inspectors found.

Proposals have been submitted to build a 'super surgery' serving 20,000 people just weeks after doubt was cast over the viability of the project.

A nationwide fitness and health chain has announced the closure of one of its branches in a shopping centre.

Doctors and nurses are striking for better pay. But what about their colleagues in care homes? We visited one to find out.

The grateful family of a nine-year-old girl have thanked the optician who saved her life.

A beach has been hit with a year-long "do not swim" warning after the discovery of unsafe levels of bacteria in the water.

A care agency has defended itself after its registration was suspended following an inadequate rating from the health watchdog.

The number of people ill with sickness and diarrhoea infection norovirus are at record levels but it's older people who are being severely affected.

An NHS volunteer whose efforts to support struggling families during the pandemic saw her honoured by the King has announced her next project.

Women prescribed HRT for the menopause are to be saved hundreds of pounds each year under a new prescription deal announced for their medication.

Hundreds of hospital patients are now being cared for at home in so-called 'virtual wards' being pioneered by a Kent nurse.

A scandal-hit hospital has leaky roofs and rust in one of its bathrooms, an investigation has found.

Mourners will gather this evening to pay tribute to a 16-year-old transgender schoolgirl, who was stabbed to death over the weekend.

Bosses of a trust have apologised in an open letter for maternity failings at its hospitals.

A relieved mum has thanked the paramedics who saved her baby's life after he suffered an anaphylactic shock while eating breakfast.