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Why are children so fat? Check their morning cereal

14.10.11
The foodies on Mumsnet call it crack for kids. Krave is the latest offering from Kellogg's to persuade children to eat a breakfast that is 30 per cent pure sugar. The TV ads feature bouncing cereal shells gobbling up chocolate, while the packets entice you to play Krave Krusaders on Facebook. Children love it... more

Obesity crisis solved: Eat less, says Health Secretary

13.10.11
Millions of people have been told by the Government to eat less, and 'be honest' about their eating habits in order to beat the obesity crisis... more

Foreign doctors to be forced to take language tests

04.10.11
Foreign doctors are to be forced to take language tests before starting work in the NHS under new rules being introduced in the wake of a number of scandals involving overseas medical professionals... more

Anger at Lansley's U-turn over axing hospital A&E

16.09.11
Patients have attacked the Government for 'empty promises' over the future of their local hospital... more

NHS advisers tell Lansley to shut down Chase Farm departments

18.08.11
Hospital closures affecting more than half a million patients have been recommended by a government advisory panel, it has emerged ... more

Andrew Lansley's reforms 'threaten future of NHS'

26.07.11
Andrew Lansley's NHS reforms pose a 'horrific' threat to the future of 'the best public service in the world', the Government's former heart tsar warns... more

Tory blasts 'Stalinist elements' in fightback over NHS shake-up

07.06.11
Coalition tensions over the NHS reforms have deepened after Tory MP Andrew Bridgen branded critics of Andrew Lansley's shake-up as 'Stalinist protectionist elements' ... more

Adverse reactions to medicine have reached 'epidemic proportions'

03.06.11
A group of clinicians and scientists has written to the Government expressing concerns about the escalating problems in UK drug testing procedure... more

Health secretary accepts 'significant' changes needed to NHS reform plans

02.06.11
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley today said he was ready to accept 'substantial and significant' changes to his NHS reform plans which took seven years to produce... more

NHS reforms: GP group backs changes that will give them more financial control

11.05.11
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley's plans for NHS reform have won strong backing from a group of GPs who want powers to commission treatment ... more

Chance to save hospital wasted, say MPs across here

19.04.11
A last-ditch attempt to save a London hospital from closure has been 'wasted', angry MPs say... more

Health Secretary retreats as nurses say he's not up to the job

13.04.11
Government was in retreat over its health reforms this afternoon after a damning vote of no confidence by nurses in Andrew Lansley ... more

Iain Duncan Smith warns David Cameron against plan to close hospital

07.04.11
Cabinet minister Iain Duncan Smith today warned David Cameron against closures at a London hospital as the revolt over NHS reforms escalated... more

The Coalition's fightback starts against the ropes

06.04.11
NHS U-turns, cuts biting, Clegg's leg-up - ministers need a fresh approach to counter increasingly bad headlines... more

Hospital reform delays putting patients at risk, says consultant

05.04.11
A top doctor warned that government delays to hospital reforms could put patients at risk... more

NHS staff fired on Friday set to be rehired in fiasco costing millions

04.04.11
Hundreds of sacked NHS staff could be re-employed in a multi-million-pound fiasco, it has emerged... more

We can't cure the NHS until we list its faults

15.03.11
There is a rule that you can grumble about your family but will close ranks if outsiders do the same. The same applies to the NHS... more

Tory Right-wing tell Andrew Lansley not to bow to Lib-Dems over NHS

15.03.11
Tory Right-wingers warned Health Secretary Andrew Lansley not to bow to Lib-Dem demands to water down health reforms ... more

Budget blitz on super-strength beers to boost Britain's health

14.03.11
Tax rises to fight problem drinking and boost Britain's health will be unveiled in next week's Budget, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley signalled... more

A&E and maternity units win reprieve: Minister orders rethink after warning that lives are at risk

11.03.11
Closure of key departments at a London hospital halted after Health Secretary Andrew Lansley was warned that 500,000 patients would suffer and lives could be put at risk ... more

Shops fume over ban on cigarette displays

09.03.11
Ministers were accused of betraying British shopkeepers today by pressing ahead with a ban on tobacco displays... more

Andrew Lansley: GPs won't profit from reforms

03.03.11
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley vows GPs will not profit financially from NHS reforms after an investigation found the plans contain no safeguards to protect patients from conflicts of interest... more

Lib-Dems threaten revolt over reforms that 'put NHS at risk'

28.02.11
David Cameron today faced a major revolt by Liberal Democrats over health reforms amid fears they could 'fatally wound' the NHS ... more

£162m boost for NHS after efficiency savings

04.01.11
Department of Health is to make an extra £162 million available for frontline services after a successful efficiency drive, the Health Secretary announced... more

Scrapping ambulance response time target ‘will cause more deaths’

17.12.10
More patients will die because a 'crucial' time target for 999 calls is being axed, health unions warned today... more

GPs are handed more powers in radical overhaul of the NHS

15.12.10
Health Secretary says he will press ahead with the most radical overhaul of the NHS since its inception, making £20 billion of savings in the next four years... more

Andrew Lansley to fine hospitals over mixed-sex wards

15.12.10
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley pledges to fine NHS hospitals for failing to end the use of mixed-sex wards as part of a renewed drive to tackle the long-running issue... more

Two million people to test healthcare revolution

08.12.10
Almost two million Londoners will be among the first to test one of the most radical changes to NHS healthcare in 60 years... more

Coalition to 'nudge' poorer Britons into taking up healthier lifestyles

30.11.10
Deprived communities were today put at the centre of a government plan to boost public health... more

Supertax on strong beers to cut binge-drinking

30.11.10
New supertax on Special Brew and other super-strong beers is promised by George Osborne to crack down on binge-drinking... more


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