Labour: Shirley Williams is on our side now

Shirley Williams has now signed up to Labour’s critical approach to NHS reform, the party has claimed.

Fresh concessions over NHS reforms

The Department of Health has made a series of further concessions in a bid to rescue its embattled NHS reforms, but opponents appear unimpressed by the changes.

Labour: NHS reforms are a dog’s dinner

Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham comments on the Department of Health’s latest health and social care bill amendments:

MPs to dismiss NHS reform urgency

Andrew Lansley’s reforms of the NHS are set for another mauling this week, as the Department for Health faces a critical report from MPs.

The final straw? Nurses turn back on NHS reforms

Two influential groups representing nurses and midwives have moved to oppose the government’s NHS reforms outright, in another big setback for the coalition.

Labour: Time to put NHS reforms out of their misery

Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham comments on the Royal College of Nursing and the Royal College of Midwives’ call to drop the health and social care bill outright:

Dead end for cosmetic surgery? Demand for regulation increases amid implants row

Pressure was building for the regulation of the cosmetic surgery industry today, amid continued concerns over low-grade silicon used in breast implants.

Burnham: Doctors will roll their eyes

Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham comments on proposals to include patient surveys in the NHS’ ‘outcomes framework’:

Waiting time rule change comes to aid of ‘lost’ NHS patients

NHS hospitals which let patients slip through the 18-week waiting time net are to be tackled by new measures to be unveiled later.

Labour presses home advantage as govt drops clauses of NHS bill

Andy Burnham is trying to seize the initiative today, after the government dropped two pivotal aspects of its NHS reforms in the face of opposition.