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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.
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.