Unions threaten strike over nurses’ pay
Gordon Brown was today warned to stop interfering with nurses' wages or face a national walkout by NHS staff as they pressed the case for a 'substantial' pay increase.
NHS credits would empower poorest patients, says Milburn
· Former health secretary wants 'personal budgets' · Blair ally will feed radical ideas into policy group
This sinister assault reeks of political opportunism
Polly Toynbee: Attacks on the decisions over the value of drugs are being used as a battering ram to break support for the NHS.
Not a Nice business
Leader: For patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's, the recent decision by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) to block NHS use of certain drugs that may help them will add to the agony.
Support for cancer group naive, says MP
· Drug manufacturer's role 'was not made clear'· Former No 10 spokesman expresses his dismay
Angry NHS unions suspect Brown’s hand in 1.5% offer
· Hewitt believed hospitals could afford larger pay rise · A slap in face for dedicated nurses, says RCN
Independent inquiry into NHS spending
The architect of the government's decision to increase NHS spending by £40bn will today cause anxiety across Whitehall by launching an independent inquiry into how well the money was spent.
Safety last: Britons urged to cast off the cotton wool and rediscover their spirit of adventure
· UK too willing to legislate to control risk, says report · Culture shift blamed on knee-jerk reactions
‘John was very aggressive. The change in him was marked’
The Cotswold Community School is a residential school for some of the UK's most damaged boys. Their most recent treatment has been a course of fish oils.