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12 Feb 2012

Time for the Lib Dems to rethink their place in the Coalition?

With Chris Huhne’s resignation, it is generally agreed that the Liberal Democrats have lost their strongest voice in Cabinet, and will be even less able to exert influence over government policies. His seat as Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change was barely cold before Conservative backbenchers were pressing for a reduction in subsidies for renewable energy.
11 Feb 2012

Hazards of the current NHS reform

Organisations of health professionals have been lining up to denounce the Health and Social Care Bill. In view of the potential hazards to patients arising from reforms to the National Health Service in England, it is not hard to understand why.
13 Jan 2012

Vast majority of GPs want the Health and Social Care Bill scrapped

GPs have overwhelmingly backed moves for government's Health and Social Care Bill - which many see as a privatisation move - to be scrapped.
14 Nov 2011

Privatisation of NHS hospital causes alarm over government plans

The government’s decision to allow a private company to take over a public hospital for the first time in the history of the NHS has attracted widespread anger.
14 Nov 2011

Privatisation of NHS hospital causes alarm over government plans

The government’s decision to allow a private company to take over a public hospital for the first time in the history of the NHS has attracted widespread anger.
13 Oct 2011

Lords fail to delay health bill but struggle goes on, say critics

Hopes that the House of Lords would delay and check the government's controversial Health and Social Care Bill were disappointed yesterday.
12 Oct 2011

NHS campaigners hope Lords will delay flawed health bill

National Health Service campaigners are hoping that the House of Lords will delay the government's widely questioned Health and Social Care Bill.
11 Oct 2011

Health and Social Care Bill: privatising healthcare?

The Health and Social Care Bill passing through UK’s Parliament is prompting heated debate, says Savi Hensman. The government claims that this and other reforms to the National Health Service (NHS) will improve patient care. Campaigners fear that they reflect further steps towards privatisation and a fragmented system, which they believe will be harmful to those in most need.
9 Oct 2011

Archbishop of York warns over market-led NHS changes

The Archbishop of York has warned about commercial pressures within the NHS under the government's proposed reforms to the way it works.
5 Sep 2011

Transforming England’s healthcare system

Even if the government is able to push its Health Bill through Parliament in its present form, there may be a heavy political price to pay later, says Savi Hensman. A different way forward is needed for the NHS.

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