Minister quit over ‘meddling’
Health minister Jane Kennedy, largely seen as a Blairite, who left her job in the reshuffle has said she resigned because Downing Street advisers meddled in the affairs of the NHS appointments.
Exactly what is it that you nurses are so angry about?
Patricia Hewitt was shouted down last week when she addressed nurses. Jo Revill tracks down her loudest critic and hears what really enrages her.
Kerr ‘must fix health board’
Minister told to act as Western Isles Health is rocked by claims of bullying and big-spending bosses.
A bad case of pre-operative nerves
They are better paid and more numerous than ever. No wonder health service staff are jittery, writes Jim Buchan.
Unsteady as she goes
New Labour sees instability as the motor of reform in the health service, writes Chris Ham.
Is NHS data there for any company – or just one?
Competitors claim a commercial joint venture with the official custodian of health data puts level playing field at risk, writes Michael Cross.