New research shows the idea of the "postcode lottery" was first used in 1997 to express concern about how access to National Health Service (NHS) drugs and treatment varied from place to place. But ...

Reforms were supposed to eliminate the 'postcode lottery' for healthcare. But new data shows access to care for people needing a hip or knee replacement still varies massively across the country.

BBC Radio 4's Today will follow six parents for five years, chronicling the ups and downs of looking after a young child in ...

Healthcare spending is subject to a postcode lottery, with some areas paying out more on cancer, heart disease or mental health than others, a new report from the King's Fund says. The parents of a ...