Health
UK Statistics Authority: Real terms NHS spending is down under the Tories
The UK Statistics Authority has contradicted Tory claims there has been a real terms rise in NHS spending - spending was lower in 2011-12 than in 2009-10.
Join the fight to save lives and Save Lewisham hospital
Jos Bell explains why we must to save Lewisham Hospital from being a victim of the coaltion's NHS shake-up.
The example of Gloucestershire shows how Tory policies are damaging the NHS
A landmark case in Gloucestershire illustrates how short-sighted government policies have damaged the NHS.
Survival rates for the rarer cancers continue to trail behind
Statistics released yesterday show an overall increase cancer survival rates over recent years - yet for the rarer cancers, survival rates remain low.
Boris nowhere to be seen in battle to save London’s A&E units
If NHS bosses go through with their proposals, eight Accident and Emergency departments in London will be closing over the next few years, writes Murad Qureshi.
The Health and Social Care Act is hindering the aim of engaging patients
The Health and Social Care Act is hindering the coalition's laudable aim of engaging patients, writes the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society's Jamie Hewitt.