The worst ever Ebola outbreak is causing enormous damage to West African economies as foreign businessmen quit the region, the African Development Bank said, while a leading medical charity branded the international response "entirely inadequate."

Pharmacies have a bigger role to play in supporting the health of their communities, according to a new report.

Prime Minister David Cameron says the UK is going to map 100,000 human genomes by 2017, putting the National Health Service at the forefront of scientific discovery.

Agency and contract staff costs for Foundation Trusts have soared up by £300m last year, according to a report by foundation trust regulator Monitor.

A prominent British doctor is suggesting people should only work four days a week to reduce their stress levels.

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has bought back one of its hospitals from the private consortium paid to build and run it, saving a reported £67 million in the process.

Doctors rejected calls to charge patients for GP visits at the British Medical Association's annual GP conference in York.

The meningococcal B (MenB) will be introduced to the childhood vaccination programme, the Department of Health has announced. This follows independent advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).