Have government ministers had a happiness bypass?
First George Osborne tells us 2014 is a year for “hard truths”, and now Jeremy Hunt calls for some “national soul-searching” about obesity.
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Jeremy Hunt said that A&E departments are treating more people in under four hours than they were seven years ago. But he didn’t mention that the number of people waiting more than four hours has gone up too – by 600 per cent.
Chancellor George Osborne tells Channel 4 News his party is committed to the NHS. Does that include the extra £30bn a year for the service by 2020 promised by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt?
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt sets out changes to hospital car parking to benefit relatives of the chronically ill, disabled patients and staff.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt wants hospitals to carry out 100,000 extra operations over the summer to try and clear the backlog. But what procedures have the highest waiting times?
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt tells Jackie Long today’s announcement of a pilot scheme involving extended hours at 1,000 doctors’ practices in England will mean doctors working “in a smarter way”.
Jeremy Hunt accepts that hospitals should tell patients if they suffer significant harm at the hands of medics. It comes after decades of campaigning from patients’ groups.
First George Osborne tells us 2014 is a year for “hard truths”, and now Jeremy Hunt calls for some “national soul-searching” about obesity.
GPs will have more responsibility for the elderly in a bid to ease pressure on A&E, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt says. But Labour claims it has become harder to see a GP under the coalition.
The High Court has ruled that Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt went beyond his powers to make cuts at Lewisham hospital. So what does it say about the government’s ability to alter local services?
There is a collective “national shame” in ignoring the emotional needs of elderly people, according to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt.
Cathy puts C4 News findings about death rates and private ambulances in the NHS to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt. Mr Hunt also says he wouldn’t want to be treated by a doctor in a burqa.
There is no doubt that A&E departments are under pressure, but are they shouldering GPs’ work as Jeremy Hunt claims? FactCheck dons its white coat.
Plans by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to axe casualty and maternity services at Lewisham hospital in south east London are thrown out by a high court judge who deems them “unlawful”.
Plans to close three children’s heart surgery units are suspended by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt because they were “flawed”.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt outlines changes following the Mid Staffs scandal, with the NHS expected to be honest about mistakes and nurses forced to work as healthcare assistants.