Labour ‘left hospitals at mercy of private sector’

Labour’s PFI projects have brought many hospitals “to the brink of financial collapse”, health secretary Andrew Lansley has warned.

Comment: Arming yourself with economics

Understanding just a few key terms can empower you to challenge the cuts.

NHS reform returns to the Commons

Further amendments to the health and social care bill appear a real possibility as the coalition moves closer to splitting over NHS reform.

Tough test for Lib Dem loyalties as NHS reform vote looms

Nick Clegg will meet with Liberal Democrat backbenchers later in a bid to secure their support for the government’s embattled NHS reforms.

Doctors renew NHS reform offensive

Ministers face another wave of opposition to the coalition’s NHS reforms, which return to the floor of the Commons next week.

Comment: Children’s heart surgery under threat

One in every 133 children is affected by congenital heart disease. Royal Brompton’s children’s heart surgery unit is threatened with closure under national plans for this specialist service, unless an upcoming judicial review can save it.

Surprise report: NHS ‘most efficient healthcare system in the world’

The NHS is one of the most efficient healthcare system in the world, according to a surprising new report.

Coalition blames NHS IT failure on ‘top-down’ approach

A £2.7 billion attempt to create a one-size-fits-all IT system across the NHS for care records has proved fundamentally “unworkable”, according to an influential Commons committee.

Coalition ‘takes from poor and gives to rich’

Coalition changes to NHS funding are seeing money being taken from poorer areas and given to rich ones, according to a previously unpublished document.

Health chief steps down with blistering broadside against Lansley

A senor health adviser has issued a blistering attack on Andrew Lansley as he steps down from his role.