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NHS reforms: what do doctors think?
As the political battle over the NHS reforms heats up, with the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg threatening a veto, doctors on both sides of the debate tell Channel 4 News their experiences.
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NHS reform: ‘Yes, but this way will harm those who need it’
As Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg threatens to veto the NHS reforms, London GP Dr Jonathon Tomlinson argues that Ministers’ plans are not the right way forward for the health service.
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Doctors warn Cameron over health reforms
MPs prepare to debate the controversial NHS reforms as doctors tell the Prime Minister their concerns. But our Political Editor Gary Gibbon wonders if the tough talking will lead to any real changes.
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NHS reforms row hits the Commons
As Labour calls for the Health Service Bill to be shelved, a Lib Dem MP tells Channel 4 News he wants to “rip the guts out of the Bill”, writes Victoria Macdonald.
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Is British TV failing Scotland?
I’d forgotten how English the British media is. Having started my career in BBC Scotland it used to be something I was quite aware of.
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Eight NATO troops killed in Afghanistan attack
Eight american NATO troops and a contractor have been killed in Afghanistan after an Afghan military officer opened fire inside an office at Kabul airport.
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Robbing Waltham Forest to pay Waverley? The New Homes Bonus, brick by brick
FactCheck has taken ministers to task before on local government funding. Are they robbing from the poor again in an effort to curb the housing crisis?
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Spare parts shortage grounds RAF jets
Pilots of the RAF’s top fighter jets – currently in action over Libya – are being grounded as a lack of spare parts means they cannot put in the flying hours to keep their skills up to date, MPs warn.
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Stillbirth rates in UK described as ‘national scandal’
Stillbirth rates in the UK are higher than almost every other developed country. The UK’s record, which is on a par with Belarus and Estonia, is being described as a “national scandal”.
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Unemployment hits women hardest
Unemployment figures published today reveal that one in five young people are unemployed, but women across all age groups are bearing the brunt of joblessness.
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NHS: nurses ‘no confidence’ in Health Secretary
Nurses deliver a vote of no confidence in Health Secretary Andrew Lansley as an emergency medicine consultant tells Channel 4 News about the shortages and pressures in NHS hospitals.
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Hospitals ‘struggling to cope’ as Lansley faces nurses
Nurses deliver a vote of no confidence in Health Secretary Andrew Lansley as a leading casualty doctor warns hospitals are “struggling to cope” with increased demand and limited facilities.
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Opponents of NHS reorganisation gather pace
When the government announced their “pause for reflection” on reorganising the NHS it seemed pretty obvious they were not intending to fundamentally change the plan. If the idea was to take the sting out of the story it may end up doing the opposite.
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Clegg casts doubt on NHS reform timetable
As MPs call on the Government to take a scalpel to its controversial NHS reform bill, Nick Clegg admits that doctors may not be ready to take over responsibility for funding decisions by 2013.
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Lansley delays NHS reforms amid ‘concerns’
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley delays the NHS reforms amid criticism of the “chaotic” plans. A leading GP tells Channel 4 News change is welcome, but patients and doctors are “totally confused”.
