12 February 2012 12:00 AM
Even the Health Secretary is unhappy with how the Health and Social Care Bill now stands. But the PM seems determined to plough on in a way that, critics say, typifies his style in office
12 February 2012 12:00 AM
The shadow Health Secretary is furious at the coalition's plans for NHS reform, but reckons this is the one issue that could trigger David Cameron's downfall. Matt Chorley meets Andy Burnham
11 February 2012 12:00 AM
Five mentally ill people are dying in hospital every week on average amid claims that failures are being covered-up and lessons not being learnt.
10 February 2012 12:00 AM
The number of children referred into local authority care in England reached a record high last month. For the first time councils made more than 900 applications to seek protection for young people suffering from abuse or neglect.
10 February 2012 12:00 AM
Three members of staff at a care home at the centre of a Panorama investigation into abuse allegations have admitted mistreating patients.
10 February 2012 12:00 AM
News that a not-so-little chap called Chun Chun – born last Saturday in China's Henan province at a staggering 15.5 lbs – has set the record as the country's heaviest baby, begs the question: what does the big blighter weigh the same as? Well, he weighs the same as seven bags of sugar – or just over 11 iPads – and is twice the weight of the average domestic cat.
10 February 2012 12:00 AM
Trade agreement with India could put life-saving generic medicines beyond the reach of millions
10 February 2012 12:00 AM
10 February 2012 12:00 AM
Pregnant women with cancer need no longer choose between their own life and their baby's
09 February 2012 12:00 AM
Up to one in five men is carrying a gene from their father which increases their risk of coronary heart disease by 50 per cent, a study has found.
09 February 2012 12:00 AM
Two senior members of the Royal College of GPs have expressed concern that its public opposition to the Government's health Bill was not approved by the organisation's governing council.
09 February 2012 12:00 AM
Prime Minister told that changes could be made to NHS 'without the need for legislation'
08 February 2012 05:40 PM
The parents of a seriously depressed daughter who hanged herself a day after being allowed home from a mental hospital have won a groundbreaking legal battle in the Supreme Court.
08 February 2012 03:29 PM
David Cameron mounted a passionate defence of the coalition's controversial health reforms today despite the legislation being branded a "disaster".
08 February 2012 12:00 AM
Select Committee urges integration of health, care and housing budgets to protect the vulnerable
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