75-year-old June Hautot said she'd 'had enough' of Andrew Lansley Opponents to Health Bill have been shut out from Downing Street, claims Shadow Health SecretaryHealth Minister accuses Labour of turning NHS reforms into 'game of political football'Prime

75-year-old June Hautot said she'd 'had enough' of Andrew Lansley Opponents to Health Bill have been shut out from Downing Street, claims Shadow Health SecretaryHealth Minister accuses Labour of turning NHS reforms into 'game of political football'Prime

Nearly two years ago, the Labour party stood on its manifesto commitment that “We will support an active role for the independent sector working alongside the NHS in the provision of care, particularly where they bring innovation,” adding: “Patients requ

Labour leader Ed Miliband has strongly criticised David Cameron for not inviting key healthcare experts in Monday’s summit on healthcare reforms. Miliband pointed out that organisations that have vocally criticised the reforms have not been invited to th

Eight royal colleges said they have not received an invitation to the meeting, which is intended to shore up support for the Health and Social Care Bill. No 10 has refused to release the guest list for today's health summit on the Bill, which faces fierc

NHS news is looking increasingly toxic for the illegitimate ConDem coalition government. A poll shows that the government is not trusted in claimed support for NHS principles. The e-petiton calling for the Health and Social Care / Destroy the NHS Bill to

Andy Burnham, shadow health secretary, criticised the decision to exclude health bodies believed to include the BMA and the Royal College of General Practitioners from the summit, even though the transfer of greater powers to doctors is a centrepiece of

However today health minister Simon Burns denied that key bodies had been deliberately excluded. "This (summit) is part of an ongoing dialogue," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. "We have had hundreds of meetings, there have been thousands of people

Twenty rebel Tory peers ready to sabotage Coalition legislation if Cameron proceeds with Lords reform "Rebel Conservative peers are threatening to sabotage the Government’s entire legislative agenda if David Cameron and Nick Clegg try to establish an ele

19 February 2012 Last updated at 21:41 ET Downing Street says it is engaged in an "ongoing dialogue with health practitioners" The prime minister is to convene a meeting of healthcare professionals later to discuss the government's highly contentious cha

More than 150 paediatricians raised concerns that the reforms would harm children's services 3:01pm UK, Friday February 17, 2012 More than 150 paediatricians have called on the Government to abandon controversial NHS reforms, saying they would have an "e

David Cameron will today signal his determination to press ahead with health reforms as he stages a Downing Street summit from which critics of the plans have been excluded. The Prime Minister, who has taken personal charge of implementing the overhaul,

Andy Burnham MP, Labour's Shadow Health Secretary, speaking ahead of tomorrow's meeting between the Prime Minister and senior health professionals on the Health and Social Care Bill, said:"The NHS means too much to too many people for the Government to p

Andy Burnham MP, Labour's Shadow Health Secretary, speaking ahead of tomorrow's meeting between the Prime Minister and senior health professionals on the Health and Social Care Bill, said: "The NHS means too much to too many people for the Government to

David Cameron is to convene a meeting of healthcare professionals on Monday to discuss the implementation of the Government’s highly contentious NHS reforms. The Downing Street gathering marks the beginning of a fresh effort to win over critics after opp

David Cameron will hold an emergency meeting at Downing Street next week in a desperate late bid to save his hated NHS reforms. The PM is gathering the handful of health chiefs who back his plans along with those he thinks might be wavering – but not his

The Downing Street gathering marks the beginning of a fresh effort to win over critics after opposition to the Health and Social Care Bill appeared to spread last week to Tory members of the Cabinet. However, there were claims that some organisations mos

Labour leader uses visit to accuse Prime Minister of breaking 'solemn promises' at last election to protect the NHS He is currently battling to win over a sceptical British public, not yet convinced of his ability to lead the nation. But when Labour lead

Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand has tweeted his support for Labour's campaign to stop Government reforms to the NHS. The Premiership football star, whose mother worked as a nurse, took to Twitter to back a mammoth online petition aga