Unions urged to gear up against privatising of primary care trusts

The big health unions were mobilised yesterday by the TUC general secretary, Brendan Barber, for a fightback against the government's plan for the private sector to manage a tier of the NHS with a budget of £64bn.

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Doctors condemn leaders for failing to fight NHS reforms

Doctors yesterday accused their leadership of failing patients, the profession and the country by putting up an inadequate fight against what they consider to be the government's destabilising NHS reforms.

Questions of life and death

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Unions urged to gear up against privatising of primary care trusts

Beta-blockers no longer best for blood pressure, say experts

Doctors condemn leaders for failing to fight NHS reforms

Questions of life and death

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