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The NHS reforms and you
As David Cameron turns out to support the NHS reforms, our Social Affairs Correspondent Victoria Macdonald looks at what difference they will make in your local health service.
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Political predictions for 2011: Turkey, veterans and heirs
Predictions in politics are a mug’s game: defining moments, from 9/11 to the banking collapse, often come from nowhere. But caveats aside, here’s some tips for 2011, from Gaby Hinsliff.
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Flu epidemic fears dismissed as ‘political opportunism’
The government has defended its flu jab programme against Labour criticism, insisting that under-fives were excluded from this year’s vaccinations on medical grounds, rather than cost.
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Intensive care flu cases soar as 24 die from swine flu
There are 460 people in intensive care across Britain with confirmed or suspected flu – more than twice as many people as there were a week ago.
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Vince Cable: the latest secret that could not stay secret?
After secret recordings reveal government ministers are privately “uneasy” about some policies, Gaby Hinsliff asks where does freedom of information end, and too much information begin?
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Government pushes on with NHS reforms
The Coalition Government is to press ahead with radical reforms of the National Health Service, which will see as much as 80 per cent of the budget in the hands of GPs, writes Victoria Macdonald.
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How will NHS cuts affect my area?
As the Government pushes ahead with NHS reforms, Channel 4 News looks into where cuts are already being made as the NHS tries to achieve efficiency savings.
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Government pushes on with NHS reforms
The Coalition Government is to press ahead with radical reforms of the National Health Service, which will see as much as 80 per cent of the budget in the hands of GPs, writes Victoria Macdonald.
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Doctor: we need a roadmap for NHS reform
A doctor who set up the first GP consortia tells Channel 4 News that medical professionals, PCTs and local authorities need a roadmap from the Government to guide them through its radical reforms.
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NHS funding: is the government breaking its promise?
Labour accuses the government of breaking its promise to increase spending on the health service in real terms. Are they right?
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Public Health White Paper published
The Government will publish its Public Health White Paper later today, but it will not include strategies on food, obesity, alcohol and tobacco, writes Social Affairs Correspondent Victoria Macdonald.
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School sport funding cut row
The Government plans to slash £162m of funding for sport in state schools. There’s two sides to the story, a teacher tells Channel 4 News, but the move could mean young people get even less fit.
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Drug companies ‘exploiting law for profit’
Drug companies are exploiting a loophole in the law and setting exorbitant prices for drugs needed for rare diseases, a group of top consultants has claimed. Victoria Macdonald looks into the issue.
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Stafford Hospital public inquiry begins
A public inquiry begins into the ‘appalling’ standards of care at Stafford hospital, which are believed to have caused hundreds of deaths. But not every official will give evidence, says Darsha Soni.
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CutsCheck: NHS really safe in their hands?
CutsCheck looks at the cuts being made by NHS trusts, despite the government’s pledge to increase health service spending in real terms every year