Jos Bell
Jos is an author, NHS campaigner and disability spokesperson. She writes for Left Foot Forward on health policy and the NHS, disability rights and welfare reform.
Reshuffle: Health: The five key priorities for Mr Hunt
Jos Bell looks at the challenges facing new health secretary Jeremy Hunt following his succeeding of the sacked Andrew Lansley in this week’s Cabinet reshuffle.
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NHS Check website exposes Lansley’s “no rationing” claims
Earlier this week, Mike Farrar, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, described the NHS as "a super tanker heading for an iceberg".
Cuts to the NHS are triggering higher costs and severe consequences elsewhere
Care for those who are denied treatment costs more than if the procedures were carried out.
Labour must ensure patients not profit are the way forward for the NHS
In fighting the health and social care act, Labour must reject outmoded marketisation, building a consensus around the NHS’s founding values.
Vote 2012: Safe in their hands? The six broken Tory NHS promises
Jos Bell reports on the six Tory broken NHS promises, as Labour puts health at the forefront of their local elections campaign.