NHS maternity care varies widely
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An independent review of maternity services has highlighted huge variations in the quality of care.
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The NHS must do more to put patients at the heart of the health service and give them a say, experts say.
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Public expectations of the NHS are running ahead of what the health service can deliver, research suggests.
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Many children with asthma in the UK are receiving inappropriate treatment, research suggests.
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The NHS is failing to offer sufficient out-of-hours GP care for severely ill patients, experts say.
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Some women who get epidural  anesthesia during childbirth may have difficulty with  breastfeeding in the short- and long-term, a new study  suggests.
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Almost half of care homes for the elderly and a third for children fall short of national standards, experts claim.
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Support staff hired to help midwives could put mothers and babies at risk by doing their jobs, claims a report.
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More should have been done to help the NHS cope with a rise in foreign mothers using maternity services, the Tories say.
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Rationing is becoming more widespread in the NHS, a survey of GPs and hospital doctors suggests.
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Â· Tories urge maternity revolutionÂ· Pledge raises fear of 'nanny state'
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The NHS is overburdened by inspections by at least 56 different bodies, a report has warned.
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A report attacks the quality of pre-conception services offered by the NHS to women with diabetes.
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LONDON  - Doctors performed a record number of abortions in England and Wales in 2003, with almost two percent of women aged 15 to 44 choosing to end a pregnancy, according to health ministry figures published in the British press.
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Midwives are delivering almost 25% more babies than experts believe is appropriate, Tories suggest.
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UK midwives are delivering almost 25% more babies than experts believe is appropriate, Tories suggest.
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A shake-up of strategic health authorities has seen the NHS pay out more than Â£80m in redundancy, the BBC learns.