More than 100,000 NHS operations were cancelled for non-clinical reasons last year, the Conservatives have claimed.
Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley said the figures, obtained through a freedom of information request, showed that NHS staff were "continually hampered by Labour's top-down targets".
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Minister of state for health Steve Barclay has been appointed Brexit secretary today, in the wake of a string of resignations to hit the government as Theresa May unveiled her Brexit withdrawl deal with the European Union.
Andy Cowper discusses Brexit and what the two political parties think on health policy
Nicholas Timmins says amending the Health and Social Care Act 2012 is not an easy task due to the current composition of Parliament
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Financial penalties are being lifted from high-profile standards including cancer and elective waiting times, so far without attracting much attention. How is this happening? And will it work, asks Rob Findlay
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