The Coalition government is treating the NHS "more like a failing bank than a public service," according to The Lancet.
Being referred to a private hospital by the NHS doesn't neccessarily mean better care.
The government claims it is making NHS more transparent. But libel laws shield health companies from scrutiny.
In the first of a new series of dispatches from the frontline of England's National Health Service, published in association with 38 Degrees, Professor George Odam paints a worrying picture of the future of small specialist hospitals in the UK - and the limits of the "Foundation Trust" model.
A brand new report from the Centre for Health & the Public Interest highlights how the increased use of private healthcare providers in the NHS opens up considerable opportunities for fraud. The government must act to protect us, the authors suggest.
As the politics of aid to lower income countries comes under greater scrutiny are the needs of the poor in middle income countries being missed? And as 'big Pharma' flexes its muscles is enough being done to hold down skyrocketing vaccine prices to benefit those who need them most? The latest cont
Is Cameron about to realise Margaret Thatcher's dream and abandon universal healthcare provision?
