After all the months of debate, does the health bill actually stack up in law?
After all the months of tortuous debate, does the health and social care bill stack up in law, asks Jos Bell?
Jos Bell
Jos is an author, NHS campaigner and disability spokesperson. She writes for Left Foot Forward on health policy and the NHS, disability rights and welfare reform.
Rotten to the core: The big Tory money that gave life to the Health and Social Care Act
On the day the Health and Social Care Act became law, Jos Bell digs deep into the links between private health, big money donations, and the Tory Party.
The bright red risks of Lansley’s horror bill: Lack of planning, hiked costs, threats galore
Jos Bell reports on the leaking of the first draft of the Transitional Risk Register of the health and social care bill, and the dangers to the NHS.
Last Post for the NHS?
Jos Bell presents eyewitness sketches from both Houses on the final passing through Parliament of the health and social care bill this week.
With the bill almost law, is there a last minute antidote to save the NHS?
Jos Bell reports on the latest Parliamentary developments in the health and social care bill, with the legislation set to be passed into law.
“Stockholm Syndrome” – coalition clings on to a bill that will cause irreparable damage
Jos Bell reports on this week’s House of Commons and House of Lords debates on the health and social care bill.
Clegg still has a chance to save the NHS – and his party
Jos Bell reports on the debates on the health and social care bill at the Liberal Democrat Spring Conference as the battle to save the NHS goes on.
Lib Dems’ NHS bill dilemma: A party that votes against itself is a party in trouble
Jos Bell reports from the House of Lords on the latest debates on the health and social care bill, asking where next for the Lib Dems?
“Shoulder to shoulder in support of the NHS”, thousands rally to Save Our NHS
Last night, 500 health professionals marched through London to join more than 2,000 colleagues and campaigners for a rally to Save Our NHS; Jos Bell was there.
The damage to public health of Lansley’s bill shouldn’t be ignored
Until now, the extent of the potential damage to vital public health work of the health and social care bill has not received the attention it deserves.