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Government urged to withdraw or change health reform plans

02.09.11
The British Medical Association (BMA) has called on the Government to withdraw or amend its health reforms, saying they pose an 'unacceptably high risk to the NHS'... more

£20billion NHS cuts will harm patients, doctors warn

27.06.11
Doctors in London demand a halt to NHS spending cuts which will see tens of thousands of jobs shed across the health service... more

Nick Clegg hails victory for Lib-Dems over changes to NHS reforms

13.06.11
Experts are to unveil recommendations on the Government's plans for the NHS after Nick Clegg claimed victory for the Liberal Democrats in the spat over the reforms... more

GPs say NHS reforms are reason for retiring

09.06.11
Over half of GPs planning to retire in the next two years say NHS reforms are a reason for them going, according to preliminary findings from a major British Medical Association survey published ... more

Tory MPs join calls for rethink of NHS shake-up

16.03.11
Government changes to the NHS were dealt a fresh blow as Tory MPs joined calls for a re-think ... more

Plans to overhaul the NHS will harm patient care, say doctors

15.03.11
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley was dealt a fresh blow over his plans to overhaul the NHS as Britain's leading doctors group called for the shake-up to be scrapped ... more

Doctor: I used café tablecloths to treat 7/7 bus bomb victims

20.01.11
A doctor told today how he was forced to use café tablecloths to treat casualties of the 7/7 attacks... more

Fight cancer with aspirin, GPs told

07.12.10
Doctors urged to start prescribing aspirin after a study shows that taking small doses for several years can cut the risk of death from a range of cancers by up to half... more

Leading surgeon ‘failed patients’

19.11.10
Former chairman of the British Medical Association failed to ensure patients were aware of the risks of surgery before operating on them, the medical watchdog rules... more

Spending cuts 'risk future of NHS' say medical chiefs

01.10.10
Government health reforms are “potentially damaging” for patients and risk undermining the NHS, medical leaders warn... more

Junior doctors 'left alone to cope with patients'

27.09.10
Patients are being failed because of a shortage of hospital consultants, a doctor said... more

Graduate tax ‘to hit doctors and teachers worst’

09.08.10
Plans for a new graduate tax could lead to a shortage of teachers and doctors, unions warn... more

Medical students 'should get university loans repaid' if they work for NHS

29.06.10
Medical students should have their debts repaid if they work for the NHS, doctors say... more

At-risk patients refuse swine flu jab

03.12.09
Thousands of people most at risk from swine flu are refusing to be vaccinated because of unfounded safety fears... more

Ban alcohol adverts and set minimum price levels, say doctors

08.09.09
Doctors have accused supermarkets of encouraging binge drinking by offering alcohol at discounted prices... more

GPs fear being sued over infection

15.06.09
An insurance wrangle could see GPs refusing to work if swine flu spreads across Britain, it was claimed... more

Doctors plot revolt over downgrading of hospitals

12.06.09
Doctors across the capital are rebelling over plans to downgrade scores of hospitals... more

Patients at risk from short-term fight against superbugs, say doctors

09.06.09
Doctors have attacked ministers over their "short-term" approach to ridding hospitals of superbugs.... more

Medical students face debts of £67,000 if cap on fees is abolished

02.04.09
London hospitals will miss out on talented undergraduates as medical school debts soar to £67,000, doctors warned... more

GPs told to isolate flu patients as fears grow of a pandemic

07.01.09
Doctors were told to set up waiting rooms to separate patients with flu from those not infected... more

Cigarette display ban will cost us £252m, say shops

09.12.08
Small shops are facing a £252million bill to comply with the Government's new tobacco display ban... more

Obesity is not a medical problem, say doctors

24.07.08
Doctors today warned that obesity must not be treated as a medical problem - and fat people should instead just be told to eat less... more

New GPs face 'desperate' times as jobs dry up

24.07.08
GPs who are due to qualify this summer face the worst recorded jobs crisis, senior doctors warned ... more

BMA rejects plan to help boys study medicine

10.07.08
Doctors have rejected proposals to make it easier for boys to get into medical school... more

Five-year-olds should have sex lessons, doctors told

08.07.08
Sex education should be taught to all five-year-olds, doctors are being told... more

Doctors to vote on boycott of Darzi's plan for polyclincs

07.07.08
Medical leaders are poised to declare war on government plans to shake up the NHS... more

Brown's relaunch scuppered by Labour disarray

30.06.08
Gordon Brown's attempts to revive his fortunes with a landmark overhaul of the National Health Service was overshadowed by new Labour disarray... more

1,700 surgeries face axe under polyclinics plan

09.06.08
NHS plans for "super-surgeries" could see patients travelling up to four miles to reach their nearest GP... more


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