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Associate Parliamentary Health Group

February 2012

 

Wednesday 1st February

NICE needs to move faster to keep up with NHS changes BMJ

No big shift in government Health Bill amendments HSJ

Lansley’s experiment with the NHS must never be repeated The Nursing Times

Scrap the bill and save £1bn, Government told Pulse

 

Thursday 2nd February

GPs urge government to axe health bill The Guardian

PM responds to HSJ's criticisms of reforms HSJ

PM responds to Nursing Times' criticisms of reform The Nursing Times

Health Bill: 137 changes made to win over House of Lords The Telegraph

 

Friday 3rd February

NHS reform bill: Royal College of GPs urges scrapping BBC

Royal College of GPs calls for David Cameron to scrap health bill The Guardian

Health bill amendments unveiled as Cameron and Miliband clash over GP support Pulse

GPs call for withdrawal of NHS reform Bill The Times

Health plans ‘will damage patient care’ The Times

 

Monday 6th February

RCGP calls for withdrawal of health bill despite 137 new amendments BMJ

Ed Miliband: NHS reform defeat could save 6,000 nursing jobs The Guardian

Commissioning board restricted by Health Bill 'turbulence' HSJ

Royal Gollege of GPs joins calls for Health Bill to be scrapped HSJ

GPs urge Prime Minister to rip up 'senseless' NHS shake-up The Mirror

Scrapping health bill could save 6,000 nursing posts, say Labour The Nursing Times

Ed Miliband: cost of health Bill could pay for 6,000 nurses The Telegraph

 

Tuesday 7th February

Backers of NHS shake-up turn against Andrew Lansley's plans The Guardian

NHS reforms: the plans and the results so far The Guardian

Lord Owen: Lords have failed to alter the Health Bill HSJ

Reform cuts costing 6,000 nursing posts, Labour warns HSJ

 

Wednesday 8th February

Lansley 'has PM's full support' BBC

Andrew Lansley has prime minister's 'full support' over NHS reforms The Guardian

Lords set to debate integration and health secretary's duty HSJ

Last-ditch fight to save Lansley NHS reforms The Independent

Why Health Bill's biggest critic has a lot to lose from reforms The Independent

Family doctors could close NHS hospital for first time - thanks to "car crash" health bill, unions fear The Mirror
Field 'furious' over claims listening exercise was 'just a tactic' Pulse

GP commissioning leaders claim Lansley has ‘lost the narrative’ as support for health bill splinters Pulse
Health Secretary Lansley in firing line The Sun

Let Lansley’s NHS medicine be put to the test The Telegraph

Lansley clings to vision of revived NHS The Times

 

Thursday 9th February

Government defeat over NHS bill BBC

House of Lords votes against NHS bill The Financial Times

No alternative to NHS reforms, say coalition The Guardian

PM denies NHS bill 'disaster' The Independent

Is there a doctor in the house? David Cameron could do with one after today's PMQs run-in The Mirror

Cameron defends health secretary and reforms as party leaders clash in Commons Pulse

Setback in Lords to reforms in the NHS The Sun

Coalition suffers new Lords health bill defeat The Telegraph

Cameron defies critics on NHS reforms The Times

 

Friday 10th February

Fear of NHS bill damage to Tories BBC

Faculty of Public Health calls for the health bill to be withdrawn BMJ

Health bill in fresh trouble as first signs of cabinet dissent emerge The Guardian

Government defeated in Lords Health Bill vote HSJ

Health Bill poll by Royal College of GPs 'did not represent all members' The Independent

Family doctors 'could close down hospital' over Government's Health Bill The Mirror

Government suffers NHS bill defeat The Nursing Times

Could the health bill fail even at this late stage? Pulse

Cabinet 'revolts against health reforms' The Telegraph

 

Monday 13th February

Lansley 'should go' after NHS row BBC

NHS reforms: David Cameron says he is 'at one' with Andrew Lansley The Guardian

Andrew Lansley: competition is critical for NHS reform HSJ

Should David Cameron wash his hands of Lansley's NHS reform Bill? The Independent

ConDem Cabinet 'split down the middle over NHS reforms' The Mirror

Cameron backs Lansley in NHS row The Sun

Burnham: Cameron putting pride before the NHS The Telegraph

Cabinet chaos ‘putting health Bill at risk’ The Times

 

Tuesday 14th February

Lansley right man for job - Clegg BBC

NHS reforms: government concedes raft of fresh amendments The Guardian

Coalition tensions emerge as Cameron backs Lansley HSJ

Ministers 'fully behind' Lansley and NHS reforms, says Cameron The Independent

400 doctors urge Tories: Put the hated health bill out of its misery The Daily Mail

Three quarters of nurses want health bill dropped The Nursing Times

Lawyers warn health bill amendments may do little to prevent postcode rationing Pulse

 

Wednesday 15th February

NHS bill eligible for new parliament debate after 100,000 sign e-petition The Guardian

Government forced to defend McKinsey bill involvement HSJ

NHS reform may put patients at risk, say reports The Independent

NHS patients 'will pay under health bill' The Telegraph

 

Friday 17th February

NHS bill will damage children's health, say paediatricians The Guardian

Health Bill spells "the end of the National Health Service as we know it" The Guardian

NHS reform is needed to meet the challenges of the future The Guardian

Miliband renews attack on Cameron 'broken promises' HSJ

Paediatricians condemn health bill The Independent

 

Monday 20th February

NHS changes: PM to host talks on implementing plans BBC

Extraordinary meeting of Royal College of Radiologists calls for withdrawal of health bill BMJ

David Cameron accused of divide and rule on health bill The Guardian

Exclusive: prime minister calls summit on 'implementing NHS reforms' HSJ

Cameron not trusted over NHS The Independent

Cameron accused of NHS 'divide and rule' tactics The Telegraph

Health reforms are already helping NHS claims David Cameron The Telegraph

Cameron rebuffs NHS reform critics The Times

 

Tuesday 21st February

Lansley heckled by NHS protesters BBC

Health summit exclusions provoke fury The Financial Times

David Cameron's NHS summit guests refuse to follow reforms script The Guardian

Exclusive: prime minister calls summit on 'implementing NHS reforms' HSJ

Cameron admits failure to explain health reforms The Independent

Why I had to confront Andrew Lansley over his bid to wreck the NHS, by the pensioner who spoke for Britain The Mirror

RCN excluded from prime minister's NHS reform summit The Nursing Times

Don’t shoot the messenger, Gerada tells PM, as Downing Street excludes critics from health bill summit Pulse

Lansley heckled by NHS protesters The Sun

June, 75, stands up to Lansley’s NHS reforms The Telegraph

 

Wednesday 22nd February

NHS reforms: medical leaders demand publication of risk assessment The Guardian

Public against NHS reforms, poll suggests HSJ

Doctor faces disciplinary hearing for daring to question NHS reforms The Independent

Firms set to profit from reforms of NHS The Independent

PM reveals government's four NHS commitments The Nursing Times

Clegg seeks to head off Health Bill revolt The Times

 

Thursday 23rd February

Andrew Lansley wins battle to keep NHS risk assessment under wraps The Guardian

NHS reforms will become government's poll tax, says Ed Miliband The Guardian

NHS may need emergency cash bailout The Independent

 

Friday 24th February

Fresh call to scrap health bill BBC

Health reforms highlight Lib Dems fall from grace across Northern England The Guardian

Paediatricians become latest college to reject bill HSJ

RCN: Coalition MPs turning against reforms HSJ

Peter Carter: Coalition MPs could turn against health bill The Nursing Times

‘Bullying’ claims after PCT warns senior doctor over health bill opposition Pulse

Hague joins rally against NHS cuts The Sun

Lansley: health professionals must not think they know best The Telegraph

 

Monday 27th February

Lib Dem peers urge NHS bill rewrite BBC

Government wins vote to keep risk assessment of NHS reforms private BMJ

Competition NOT better for NHS: Lib Dem peers seek to rewrite key sections of Health and Social Care Bill The Daily Mail

Labour calls for revolt on NHS shake-up The Financial Times

Bill or no bill, the NHS must undergo radical change The Guardian

Lib Dem peers urge changes to NHS bill The Independent

Kill the Bill: Now even former NHS boss slams reforms as "a mess" The Mirror

Lib Dem president calls for competition chapter to be removed from health bill Pulse

Ed Miliband urges peers to wreck NHS reform bill The Telegraph

More doctors turn on Lansley’s reforms The Times

 

Tuesday 28th February

Clegg's 'final' NHS bill changes BBC

Clegg's challenges to health bill are 'working against Coalition' as Cameron agrees to raft of amendments The Daily Mail

Lib Dem activists in last-ditch attempt to scupper NHS reforms bill The Guardian

Conflicts of interest Health Bill amendments agreed HSJ

Nick Clegg backs NHS reform changes The Independent

Nick Clegg: government must water down NHS reforms The Telegraph

Full text: Nick Clegg’s letter on the Health Bill The Times

 

Wednesday 29th February

NHS bill is 'not a free-for-all' BBC

Scrap the health bill, GP urges David Cameron The Guardian

CCG calls for Health Bill to be scrapped HSJ

Lords win tweaks to Health Bill on competition HSJ

Lansley forced to explain 'split' on NHS The Independent

Clinical commissioning group calls on PM to drop the health bill Pulse

MPs reject GP’s bid to force health bill debate Pulse

Lansley: Lib Dem NHS reform changes 'a joint effort' The Telegraph

Cameron bows to Clegg’s NHS reform demands The Times