I love the NHS not a ‘rampant unrestrained market’, says Cameron
David Cameron’s NHS speech was about selling the overall idea of NHS reform and convincing people he’s not introducing a rampant unrestrained market, blogs Gary Gibbon.
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.
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.
Fears that the Government’s health reforms will mean the privatisation of the NHS are reinforced by an email exchange in which health officials consider private firms running up to 20 hospitals.
A hospital in Guildford informs parents of 569 children with epilepsy that there will be a review into their treatment going back nine years, after a doctor was suspended from duties.
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.
The Government has backed down on its plans to strip the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) of its duty to recommend drugs and treatments for the National Health Service.
Significant alterations of the Government’s NHS reforms are being published after a review found “deep-seated concerns” about the plans. Gary Gibbon looks at what the changes mean.
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley is expected to set out a significant rewrite of his NHS reforms after an independent review found “genuine and deep-seated concerns” about the plans.
Experts are due to unveil recommendations on the Government’s plans for the NHS after Nick Clegg claimed victory for the Liberal Democrats in the row over health reforms.
Experts advising the Government suggest the NHS reform bill needs some surgery, after hearing of deep-seated concerns over the changes from NHS staff, patients and the public.
Ed Miliband makes an eye-catching claim on hospital waiting times in Parliament. FactCheck picks its way through the statistical minefield.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says the NHS will not “change for change’s sake”, as one Tory minister tells Channel 4 News negotiating with the Lib Dems is like “trying to pin down jelly.”
As new figures show a rise in the number of flu deaths, a world-renowned influenza expert tells Channel 4 News the Government’s decision to axe a flu ad campaign was a “big mistake”.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is set to oppose a key element of the NHS reforms. In a leaked document, he says he is unconvinced by plans for an “economic regulator” as if the NHS were a “utility”.
David Cameron’s NHS speech was about selling the overall idea of NHS reform and convincing people he’s not introducing a rampant unrestrained market, blogs Gary Gibbon.