Blair pledges MRSA blitz in letter to angry mother
Apologetic Blair reveals hospitals have been told to introduce two-hour test to combat infection.
The caring tycoon
The Monday interview: Chaitanya Patel has been many things in his time: child of a poor immigrant family, NHS doctor, City hotshot, Tony Blair's health guru - and multimillionaire owner of the Priory group of rehab clinics.
Risks seen in patient choice
Giving patients more choice of where and how they are treated could put them at risk, says the consumer lobby group Which?.
Putting a lid on it
As a radical European directive bans many nutrients from being used in supplements, Dr John Briffa wonders whether a lack of pills will make us ill.
Hospital safety lapses kill 840 patients a year
Agency says its figure is likely to be an underestimate.
Anti-abortion lobby will grow unless law is debated, says MP
The government will allow anti-abortion campaigns to gain strength if it does not let MPs discuss the stage at which abortions can take place, it was warned yesterday.