Hospitals deny patients facts on death rates
Guardian investigation under freedom of information extracts first data on heart surgeons and reveals successes and failures of system.
The awkward squad
When Dea Birkett made a complaint against her NHS trust, she was treated like a difficult and lippy troublemaker.
Battle is joined on the field of health
Tony Blair and John Reid yesterday unleashed Labour's long-expected onslaught on Conservative health plans when they challenged Michael Howard to come out from behind his "human shield".
Blair: Howard is exploiting Dixon
Tony Blair today angrily accused the Conservative leader, Michael Howard, of the exploiting the pain of Margaret Dixon in order to denigrate the NHS.
Never mind the superbugs
Helen Pidd on the hospital killers that really are terrifying.
Taking the waters
Did you know that you can go to a spa in the south of France on the NHS? Eva Gizowska reports.
This UK patient avoided the NHS list and flew to India for a heart bypass. Is health tourism the future?
With patients willing to travel across the globe to get treatment sooner or more cheaply, Indian hospital groups see a huge market for their services.
Flagship hospital pays heavy price for independence
When New Labour came up with the idea that the best hospitals should control their own fortunes, no one foresaw the desperate plight that now faces the ailing Bradford Royal Infirmary.
Clean up the NHS
Leader: MRSA should no longer be tolerated.