September 2011

Tuesday 27th September

Study says NHS reform cost may exceed savings  Financial Times

Lords set to launch further Health Bill challenge  HSJ

Tuesday 22nd September

Health reforms on track to be a 'train crash'  The Independent

Rebels rebuked as BMA Council pledges Meldrum 'full support' on health bill  Pulse

Wednesday 21st September

Lib Dems seek NHS bill changes  BBC

Lib Dem peers demand NHS bill changes  The Financial Times

Health bill changes in Lords will be accepted, says Lib Dem minister  The Guardian

Health reforms 'a strategic mistake'  HSJ

Lansley told to water down NHS reforms  The Independent

Tuesday 20th September

GPs' enthusiasm for commissioning is "evaporating," claim peers  BMJ

Monday 19th September

Lib Dem activists fail in NHS bid  BBC

Liberal Democrat leaders block delegate changes to NHS bill  The Guardian

Friday 17th September

Nick Clegg faces stormy conference as activists vent fury at NHS reform  The Independent

DH launches ready reckoner to 'flush out' unaffordable CCGs  Pulse

Wednesday 14th September

NHS Alliance and NAPC unite to 'champion' clinical commissioning groups  HSJ

Lib Dem rebels to contest cleared reform legislation at conference  HSJ

Tuesday 13th September

Liberal Democrats head off NHS revolt  The Guardian

Monday 12th September

NHS reform bill must be resisted, leading doctors tell royal colleges  The Guardian

The health reform Bill moves one step closer  The Telegraph

 Friday 9th September  

Health reforms face new challenge from Lib Dem rebels  The Guardian

Health bill will save £2bn less than predicted, DH admits  Pulse

Savings from NHS reforms reduced by £700m  The Telegraph

Thursday 8th September

 David Cameron's NHS 'support' claim disputed by staff  BBC

Health professionals deny Cameron's claim they back NHS shakeup  The Guardian

Scrap 'reckless and needless' public sector reforms, says Ed Miliband  The Guardian

Exclusive: GPs should seek legal advice over commissioning role - Gerada  HSJ

Exclusive: fixed costs leave CCGs just £9 per head for commissioning  HSJ

Gerada hits back after PM's claim the RCGP 'supports' health bill  Pulse

‘Big opportunities’ for private sector in health bill, says minister  Pulse

NHS reforms present 'huge opportunities' for private companies, says minister  The Telegraph

MPs back health Bill . . . but peers plan ambush  The Times

Wednesday 7th September

MPs debate private money in NHS  BBC

Health Bill 'will make it harder to find out information about NHS private providers'  The Daily Mail

Reforms will curtail access to information, say campaigners  HSJ

BMA urges GPs to take action over health bill  Pulse

Field: Let GPs commission primary care  Pulse

 Tuesday 6th September

 Critics renew attacks on NHS overhaul  BBC

 The NHS reforms still amount to privatisation  The Guardian

£2bn held back from patient care in NHS reforms, says Labour  The Telegraph

Clegg vows to stick to health reform deal  The Times

Monday 5th September

Why this flawed bill threatens the very future of the NHS  The Guardian

 Hospitals 'will have to close' due to NHS reforms  The Telegraph

New NHS could be more complex and costly, warns nursing chief  The Telegraph

Health reform battle not over: Williams  The Times