Trusts raided public health cash in panic over funding

NHS trusts across England syphoned off almost £100m from government funds intended to combat obesity, alcohol abuse and sexually transmitted infections as a panic measure to escape financial crisis, public health chiefs revealed yesterday.

Johnson calls for fundamental shift on obesity crisis

Health secretary says individuals cannot be blamed for problem.

Date for halting childhood obesity slips back 10 years

· Primarolo acts as report shows size of problem· Effects predicted to cost Britain £45bn a year

C difficile hospital chairman resigns

The chairman of the hospital trust at the centre of a 'truly shocking' killer bug scandal resigned today, the health secretary told MPs.

Schools told to tackle teenage obesity crisis

· Minister demands action to help girls take up sport· 50% of population obese in next 25 years - study

Ministers invite private companies to manage NHS services

· Health unions fear firms on list lack expertise · US 'big four' compete with City advisers and insurers

A doctor’s mandate

Leader: The NHS needs a major operation, and one of Gordon Brown's first acts as prime minister was to call upon a leading surgeon to undertake the task.

£100m blueprint to speed innovation in NHS

A £100m scheme to quicken the pace of medical innovation in the NHS will be unveiled by ministers today as Gordon Brown prepares to give the health service pride of place in Labour's electoral shop window.

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