VIDEO: GP leaders turn back on NHS plans

February 3 The Royal College of GPs calls for the health bill to be scrapped, heaping more pressure on the government's controversial reforms in England.

PFI hospitals 'get bail-out fund'

February 3 Seven English NHS hospital trusts with debts caused, in part, by PFI repayments are to have access to a £1.5bn government bail-out fund.

Chairman quits troubled NHS trust

February 3 The chairman of a hospital trust that closed an emergency department and considered bringing in army medics is to stand down.

GP leaders turn back on NHS plans

February 3 The Royal College of GPs calls for the health bill to be scrapped, heaping more pressure on the government's controversial reforms in England.

NHS warns on nappy sack dangers

February 2 A Cornish campaign alerting parents to the risks of babies being suffocated by nappy sacks is adopted by the NHS nationally.

Contraceptive pill recalled in US

February 2 Around one million packets of birth control tablets are being recalled in the US as they might not prevent pregnancy.

Prostate drug too costly for NHS

February 2 A drug which could extend the life of prostate cancer patients is too expensive to be used on the NHS in England and Wales, a health watchdog says.

VIDEO: Private company takes over hospital

February 1 Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon has become the first NHS hospital in Britain to be managed by a private company.

VIDEO: Ed Miliband: PM Out of touch

February 1 The Labour leader, Ed Miliband has accused the Prime Minister of being out of touch on the NHS and called the health bill a "disaster".

Two troubled hospitals taken over

February 1 Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is to take over the running of two hospitals in north Cumbria.