Lansley’s NHS bill is full of flaws – competition isn’t one of them
John Van Reenen: The reforms ignore the complexity of commissioning and try to do too much too fast. Critics should forget about competition
So what is it about Carlisle that makes it Britain’s happiest city?
The city has been named the most contented place in Britain. Residents say the reasons for their happiness go much deeper – it's all about people
Abiraterone prostate cancer treatment to be covered by Axa PPP
Change of stance on abiraterone by UK's second largest private medical insurance firm brings it in line with Bupa and WPA
Cosmetic surgery advertising ban urged by leading surgeons
Group calls for tighter regulation of industry and says adverts for operations such as breast enlargement should be outlawed
Where the NHS is heading
Letters: The proposal that credit rating agencies should decide the fate of hospital services is final evidence of the intent behind the health bill to commercialise the NHS
The PIP breast implant scandal shows the real cost of private health
Richard Horton: The PIP implant scare exposes serious flaws in British medical regulation and NHS policy
UK breast implant providers defy call for free replacement
Three UK cosmetic surgery firms reject health secretary's moral case to remove and replace PIP implants for free
Breast implant scandal firm also made testicles, ex-workers claim
PIP alleged to have used suspect silicone industrial grade gel in products for men, Paris newspaper reports
Breast implant scandal: Labour calls for clearer lead from coalition
Shadow health secretary says the government should draw up a plan with the private cosmetic surgery industry
Lloyds chief ‘did not sleep for five days’
António Horta-Osório says he is totally recovered after absence brought on by severe sleeping problems that forced him to check in to a Priory clinic