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In markedly different tone from her predecessor, Victoria Atkins tells of her ‘respect’ for junior doctors

Health secretary is told persistent NHS crises, including avoidable deaths and insufficient mental health beds, are systemic

Women will be able to get a first prescription of the pill and repeat orders without having to see a GP.

Victoria Atkins told delegates via video link that she would take a “fair and reasonable resolution” to the ongoing industrial action

Victoria Atkins was speaking by video link to delegates at the NHS Providers’ conference in Liverpool.

Charles hosted a reception at Buckingham Palace to highlight the work of nurses and midwives over the decades as part of the NHS 75 celebrations.

Downing Street says it is not focused on ‘tick-box diversity’ and women get senior jobs elsewhere

The former criminal barrister has been described as a "new Tory talent" and seasoned junior minister who is "definitely on the left of the party". So does her appointment signal a more liberal era? Katie Strick reports

Suella Braverman’s firing kicked off a major reshuffle of Rishi Sunak’s cabinet – probably his last attempt at a substantial rearrangement before a general election. It’s not an insignificant reshuffle: the foreign secretary, James Cleverly, has replaced Braverman. And Sunak has brought back the former prime minister, David Cameron, to…