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health care and the right to be responsible.

health care and the right to be responsible.

BY SHELLEY Z. REUTERAssociate professor of sociology at Concordia University“I really should be...


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jeremy hunt attacks intransigent junior doctors...

jeremy hunt attacks intransigent junior doctors...

Rolling coverage of all the day’s political developments as they happen,including speeches from...


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jeremy hunt must back down - the survival of the...

jeremy hunt must back down - the survival of the...

I worked in A&E,and know it’s only the brilliance and tenacity of the staff holding it together....


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the guardian view on junior doctors: time to talk,...

the guardian view on junior doctors: time to talk,...

The BMA is a powerful lobby but that doesnt mean it doesn’t gain a obliging caseJeremy Hunt...


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two deaths possibly linked to hunt effect, study...

two deaths possibly linked to hunt effect, study...

Research suggests some patients may be avoiding going to hospital at the weekend because of health...


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what does the nhs need? just eu average funding -...

what does the nhs need? just eu average funding -...

The Guardian/King’s Fund figures on heath spending are shocking. Remedies exist but does the...


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how to look after the nhs as it looks after us |...

how to look after the nhs as it looks after us |...

After spending all my working life since the age of 18 in the health service as both a clinician and...


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labour prescriptions for the ailing nhs | letters

labour prescriptions for the ailing nhs | letters

The future of our NHS has featured little in the Labour leadership election. Indeed,the only...


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shirley williams plunges nhs reforms into fresh...

shirley williams plunges nhs reforms into fresh...

Liberal Democrat peer in new battle over health and social care bill,while secret emails fuel...


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dirty air is killing our children. why does the...

dirty air is killing our children. why does the...

What an extraordinary dereliction of duty that our politicians leave headteachers to fix a public...


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the medical innovation bill seeks to save lives....

the medical innovation bill seeks to save lives....

This bill would remove safeguards that protect patients and entitle them to compensation and allow...


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mcdonalds and pepsico to help write uk health...

mcdonalds and pepsico to help write uk health...

Exclusive: Department of Health putting fast food companies at heart of policy on obesity,alcohol...


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quiet hospitals kill but mindless union bashing...

quiet hospitals kill but mindless union bashing...

Jeremy Hunt has every fair to question NHS consultants’ working practices but there are questions...


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on meningitis b vaccination, the government has...

on meningitis b vaccination, the government has...

Rationing is a word politicians shy absent from. Luckily for the rest of us,experts and patients are...


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nhs and treasury deadlocked over budget increase...

nhs and treasury deadlocked over budget increase...

David Cameron may own to fabricate (to make up, invent) final decision as George Osborne and health...


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jeremy hunt to announce that he will force new...

jeremy hunt to announce that he will force new...

Health secretary to earn Commons statement as thousands of doctors return to work after second...


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for a clear view of the nhs, look past the...

for a clear view of the nhs, look past the...

As a major Guardian analysis will show,our health service is far too complex to be reduced to...


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nhs unlikely to get large funding boost this year,...

nhs unlikely to get large funding boost this year,...

Health secretary tells NHS managers to expect ‘most difficult spending review in a generation’...


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hunt revives threat of nuclear option for junior...

hunt revives threat of nuclear option for junior...

As negotiations resume,health secretary says he retains lawful to force controversial new terms on...


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doctors strike called off after hunt lifts threat...

doctors strike called off after hunt lifts threat...

Action cancelled at last minute following health secretary’s decision to bow to BMA demand and...


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hospice uk attacks plan to extend nhs charges for...

hospice uk attacks plan to extend nhs charges for...

Including end-of-life care is ‘inappropriate’,says charity as it joins GPs in opposing proposals...


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department of health receives £205m emergency...

department of health receives £205m emergency...

Treasury forced to top up £116.3bn budget when it became clear Jeremy Hunt’s department would not...


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coalition to trial opt out rather than opt in...

coalition to trial opt out rather than opt in...

The federal health minister,Sussan Ley, says system will include everyone apart from for those who...


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jeremy hunt heralds nhs 039reformation039 as he...

jeremy hunt heralds nhs 039reformation039 as he...

Minister sets out series of health service changes as British Medical organization decries ultimatum...


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department of health may need emergency cash...

department of health may need emergency cash...

Exclusive: NHS crisis has left Jeremy Hunt’s department struggling to pay bills despite budget...


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jeremy hunt heralds nhs reformation as he heads...

jeremy hunt heralds nhs reformation as he heads...

Minister sets out series of health service changes as British Medical Association decries ultimatum...


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lack of specialist surgeons  putting patients at...

lack of specialist surgeons putting patients at...

The NHS is suffering a severe shortage of interventional radiologists,say senior doctorsPatients are...


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junior doctors reject misleading pay offer and...

junior doctors reject misleading pay offer and...

BMA committee says offer is inadequate and accuses health secretary of using ‘megaphone...


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an nhs tax? osborne won t like it, but the public...

an nhs tax? osborne won t like it, but the public...

Converting national insurance into a tax for health and social care – which cannot be treated...


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rules banning gay and bisexual men from giving...

rules banning gay and bisexual men from giving...

Government will ‘inspect again’ at year-long prohibition imposed on men who have sex with...


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department of health spends £1.2bn bailing out...

department of health spends £1.2bn bailing out...

Double last year’s amount paid to cover wages,debts and deficit reduction, says Health Service...


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britains house of lords approves conception of...

britains house of lords approves conception of...

Clinics in UK will be able to apply for licenses from this autumn after MPs approved new rules...


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government plans to extend nhs charges for non eu...

government plans to extend nhs charges for non eu...

Visitors,ex-residents and migrants likely to face fees for A&E, ambulance and some primary care...


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jamie oliver expects kicking over sugar tax

jamie oliver expects kicking over sugar tax

TV chef poised to step up fight for levy on sweetened soft drinks amid reports government has vetoed...


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jeremy hunt s u turn on social care cost taxpayer...

jeremy hunt s u turn on social care cost taxpayer...

Health secretary faces tough questions from MPs amid growing nettle at policy fiasco over cap on...


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i lost my baby girl to meningitis - that s why i m...

i lost my baby girl to meningitis - that s why i m...

Every life that can be saved is precious,no matter what the government’s arguments are for...


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how healthcare differs across the uk

how healthcare differs across the uk

David Cameron once called the English-Welsh border the ‘line between life and death. Is the NHS in...


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jeremy hunt nhs consultants will have to to work...

jeremy hunt nhs consultants will have to to work...

The health secretary,Jeremy Hunt, says in a speech at the King's Fund in central London on...


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jeremy hunt offers junior doctors 11% pay rise -...

jeremy hunt offers junior doctors 11% pay rise -...

Jeremy Hunt promises junior doctors an 11% increase in basic pay. Speaking on Wednesday, the health...


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cost cutting measures should not be at the expense...

cost cutting measures should not be at the expense...

It’s no secret that health care in the United States – including here in the Commonwealth – is...


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jeremy hunt s  pay rise  offer to junior doctors...

jeremy hunt s pay rise offer to junior doctors...

Jeremy Hunt has not offered a pay rise on the eve of industrial action by doctors (Hunt to offer...


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jeremy hunt says he must deliver a seven day nhs -...

jeremy hunt says he must deliver a seven day nhs -...

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt tells Radio 4’s nowadays programme on Wednesday that he must deliver...


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will a sugar tax actually work?

will a sugar tax actually work?

There is no question sugary soft drinks damage your health,but is the budget levy the best way to...


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hunt to unveil plan for women to have same...

hunt to unveil plan for women to have same...

Health secretary will say 3000 additional maternity staff are to be trained over four yearsJeremy...


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petition against pharmacy closures gets a million...

petition against pharmacy closures gets a million...

Support Your Local Pharmacy campaign says government plans to divert investment could harm patientsA...


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