Spending cuts

After warnings of the coming of a “perfect storm”, health expert Professor Colin Leys speak to Channel 4 News about the future of the NHS in a climate of cuts and reform.

“Services do not need to close; that always has been and remains a political decision,” writes health expert Professor Allyson Pollock for Channel 4 News.

A senior university academic tells Channel 4 News of the complexities of setting tuition fee levels in a competitive environment.

Will more students from lower-income backgrounds be able to attend top universities under the new funding plans, despite maximum fees of £9,000? Channel 4 News checks it out.

Public image is a key consideration to aspiring universities. They tell Channel 4 News why tuition fees send a strong message about their relative position in the new market for higher education.

As the deadline arrives for universities to tell the Office for Fair Access what tuition fees they aim to charge, a Channel 4 News map shows that the majority are looking at the maximum of £9,000.

Exclusive: the Coalition Government is pushing ahead with private finance initiative (PFI) projects despite branding the funding model as “discredited” and “dodgy” before the 2010 election.

The vice-chancellor of London Metropolitan University tells Channel 4 News his decision to cull some 70 per cent of courses will offer better value for students.

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.

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.

The shake-up of the NHS is facing further intense criticism. Writing for Channel 4 News, Royal College of Nursing chief executive Dr Peter Carter says frontline staff are being attacked on all sides.

Video footage and photographs of demonstrators wanted for questioning over the violence at last months anti- cuts demonstration in London are released by the Metropolitan Police.

The coalition government is said to be preparing to agree some changes to the controversial NHS reform bill in an attempt to appease the growing number of its critics.

Sir Denis O’Connor says it will be ‘very difficult’ for the police front line to remain intact as budget cuts start to bite.