Almost half of Welsh nurses considered leaving posts over past year
Ed Jacobs writes about the crisis forming in Welsh Nursing – half have considered leaving – and covers the work Cafcass Cymru faces to improve its performance.
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Will Tories and Lib Dems betray their own words as well as the NHS?
Alex Hern covers Baroness Thorton’s proposed amendment to the NHS bill. Will Tories and Lib Dems betray their own words as well as the NHS?
Has Lansley misled the House over links to private health?
Health secretary Andrew Lansley strenuously denied any links to private health today, telling MPs he had “no connection” with private healthcare companies.
Losing the plot: How the Lords rubbished the NHS bill – then voted for it anyway
Jos Bell gives an account of the key House Lords debate this week on the health and social care bill.
First Tory policy on the NHS makes waiting times 48% worse
Left Foot Forward’s Alex Hern reports on the massive increase in NHS waiting times.
Lansley told to his face why his NHS reforms are wrong, wrong, wrong
On last night’s Question Time health secretary Andrew Lansley was told to his face by a GP exactly why no one trusts him on the NHS, reports Shamik Das.
Ten reasons peers should vote against Lansley’s anti-NHS bill
This afternoon, peers will vote on amendments to the health and social care bill – a bill that threatens to destroy our NHS as we know it, reports Shamik Das.
Lord Owen: NHS is under threat like never before
Left Foot Forward’s Alex Hern reports on Lord Owen’s remarks about the health and social care bill as it enters its second reading in the House of Lords.
Young people waiting years for mental health treatments in Scotland
New figures from NHS Scotland have revealed the extent of the waits some young people suffering from a mental health problem now face in accessing treatment.
UK Uncut: Stop the traffic to stop the NHS being run over
Tim Holmes explains why you should join UK Uncut on Westminster Bridge on Sunday to fight the coalition’s disastrous health and social care bill.