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NHS is heading for the "perfect storm"
Hamish Meldrum, head of the BMA, says Andrew Lansley is forcing unworkable, unprecedented “efficiency savings” on doctors — very much against their will.
The Politics Interview - Andy Burnham
Yes, the Lansley plans are unpopular. But what would Labour do differently? Rafael Behr meets Andy Burnham
Leader: Mr Cameron, these NHS reforms are a mess that no one can defend
Cameron says that this is not the "privatisation" of the health service. There is no better word.
Leader: Now is Mr Cameron’s chance to halt the NHS sell-off
The health service must not be transformed into a market free-for-all.
The NHS is toxic for the Tories and they know it
An increasing number of Conservative MPs are starting to think the unloved health reforms ought somehow to be killed.
The pressure rises on Andrew Lansley
The Health Secretary failed to rebut the charge that his reforms are "a disruption and a distraction".
The NS Interview: Julie Makani, tropical medicine researcher
“Mothers who have lost children now know their lives mattered”
Lansley's magic trick with NHS waiting times
Whatever we may like to tell ourselves, NHS care is rationed by the amount of money we're willing to pour into the system.
Savings on a daunting scale
John Appleby uncovers the full extent of the health budget cuts.
Disruption ahead
Ara Darzi says attacking managers is good politics, but not good policy.
About Policy Forum
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