The value of the NHS and the BBC is immeasurable
By George Chesterton - 16 May 10:55

Attempts to denigrate these public institutions must be resisted

The value of the NHS and the BBC is immeasurable
By George Chesterton - 16 May 10:51

Without these organisations, Britain would be more divided, violent and parochial.

Info chief blasts Govt over veto on release of NHS report
By Press Gazette - 16 May 10:24

Decision to veto the released of the NHS risk register draws criticism

The world's first sutureless heart valve.
By Michael Brooks - 03 May 10:39

What causes sudden cardiac arrest?

Chris Morris, mexxy, Brass Eye
By Samira Shackle - 28 March 11:48

Let's remember Brass Eye.

By Alan Milburn - 23 February 9:04

The era of big public spending is over. The implications for what the state does and how it does it

New Statesman
By Sophie Elmhirst - 20 February 1:00

Word games.

By Samira Shackle - 15 February 13:56

The PM will indicate support for the measure to reduce problem drinking. But does it make sense?

By Samira Shackle - 10 February 10:26

Three Tory cabinet ministers "almost instructed" influential website to come out against NHS reform.

By Samira Shackle - 08 February 10:39

The PM moves to squash speculation about the Health Secretary's future as the Lords prepare to debat

By Staff blogger - 26 January 11:51

The health service must not be transformed into a market free-for-all.

By Rafael Behr - 25 January 15:19

An increasing number of Conservative MPs are starting to think the unloved health reforms ought some

By George Eaton - 24 January 11:37

The Health Secretary failed to rebut the charge that his reforms are "a disruption and a distraction

By Alice Gribbin - 19 January 10:46

“Mothers who have lost children now know their lives mattered”

By Jason Cowley - 19 January 8:52

Hamish Meldrum, head of the BMA, says Andrew Lansley is forcing unworkable, unprecedented “efficienc

By Jonn Elledge - 15 November 14:03

Whatever we may like to tell ourselves, NHS care is rationed by the amount of money we're willing to

Andy Burnman
By Rafael Behr - 14 November 1:00

Yes, the Lansley plans are unpopular. But what would Labour do differently? Rafael Behr meets Andy Burnham.

By John Appleby - 14 November 1:00

John Appleby uncovers the full extent of the health budget cuts.

By Ara Darzi - 14 November 1:00

Ara Darzi says attacking managers is good politics, but not good policy.

By Sophie Elmhirst - 14 November 1:00

“This reform is so large you can see it from outer space”

By Staff blogger - 10 November 16:02

Cameron says that this is not the "privatisation" of the health service. There is no better word.

By Samira Shackle - 14 October 16:14

Dr Phil Hammond hammers the Health Secretary on Question Time.

By Sophie Elmhirst - 07 July 12:44

“It’s difficult to be a doctor and a genuine right-winger”

By Raj Patel - 27 June 1:00

Experts predict that there will be ten billion of us by 2100. Feeding the world could be the politic

By Richard Curtis - 22 June 12:22

Politicians work together to tackle political crises, so why not medical emergencies? Malaria can an

By Laurie Penny - 16 June 12:14

Theological dogma should not dictate policy when it comes to assisted suicide.

By Henrietta Hitchcock - 16 June 11:57

The sharply divided fallout from the author's provocative programme on euthanasia.

Latest tweets