Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords launch a new attempt to rewrite the government’s controversial plans for the NHS in England.

Prime Minister David Cameron is set to take on the “scandal” of public drunkenness and alcohol abuse that costs the NHS £2.7bn a year.

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

More than 50 GPs involved in new clinical commissioning groups have warned the NHS may be “in peril” if government reforms are derailed.

The overhaul of the NHS in England is hindering its ability to make the savings it needs to safeguard its future, MPs say.

The government’s controversial plans to reform the NHS in England are set to be heavily criticised by an influential group of MPs.

The unions for nurses and midwives toughen their stance by stating their “outright opposition” to the government’s plans for the NHS in England.