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Hardly a miaow for the NHS as ‘catgate’ continues
The hall at the Tory party conference isn’t exactly packed for a speech on the NHS, writes Gary Gibbon – who is also keeping one ear out for the latest on “catgate”.
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The hall at the Tory party conference isn’t exactly packed for a speech on the NHS, writes Gary Gibbon – who is also keeping one ear out for the latest on “catgate”.
Banks, businesses and planting metaphorical trees are on the agenda at the Conservative Party Conference. Oh and Boris Johnson being Boris – but on his best behaviour, as Political Editor Gary Gibbon writes.
A letter signed by over 400 doctors and health specialists urges peers to reject the coalition’s health and social care bill, saying it will damage individuals and society as a whole.
A leading public health doctor tells Channel 4 News that private sector “sharks are circling around the NHS” hoping to make profits from the government’s health reforms.
Are Private Finance Initiative (PFI) schemes worth the money? An expert picks apart the complex funding model for building schools, hospitals and more, for Channel 4 News.
Nick Clegg claimed his work in diluting proposed NHS reforms was a triumph – but will his backbenchers fall in line to vote for the measures today? Political editor Gary Gibbon reports.
As the NHS reform bill begins its third reading, Channel 4 News Health and Social Care Correspondent Victoria Macdonald writes that it has polarised opinion across the spectrum at Westminster.
A scheme to integrate NHS patient care records is wasting millions of pounds should be ditched, according to a damning report from MPs.
From tomorrow people will have to answer questions about organ donation before they can complete their driving licence application through the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency website.
A report claims treatments are being delayed so patients leave waiting lists by going private or dying, as Channel 4 News hears the system is “a game”.
Public sector workers have reacted angrily to having to pay more in pension contributions from April 2012. But a pensions expert tells Channel 4 News they still have a generous deal.
What has happened to NHS waiting times in the year since the change of government in May 2010? With the official numbers in, FactCheck duly rolled up its sleeves to perform the coalition’s first annual check-up.
Social care costs should be capped so people do not lose their assets according to a new review. The Dilnot report has prompted a debate on how the government would pay for any changes to the system.
Plans for a £35,000 cap on social care costs for the elderly will not be acted on for at least another year, even though the report author called for action “as soon as possible”.
A top-level leak reveals deep concerns over Treasury plans to limit total household benefits to £500 a week. Ministers fear the move could force tens of thousands of people out of their homes.