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NICE drugs ruling gives Hounslow grandmother strength

A cancer sufferer who became a victim of the Hounslow 'postcode lottery' of healthcare has spoken of her relief after finally receiving the life-extending drug erlotinib she was originally denied.Read

Cancer patients bash government plans

Cancer sufferers fighting for wider access to life-extending drugs claim the Government's decision to allow top-up payments will make little difference to most people.Read

GlaxoSmithKline: 'We're doing our bit'

Simon Jose, general manager of the firm's UK Pharmaceuticals division, speaks about the pressures facing the NHS and what it is doing to help.Read

The Government: 'We're spending more'

A Department of Health spokesman agreed to answer some of our questionsRead

GP: 'Each life is precious and money should be found to save cancer patients'

A Hounslow GP has described the country's 'inadequate' funding for cancer drugs as a 'great shame on the British nation'.Read

Bruce Leverington: 'You can't understand how awful it is to know there's a drug that could help you and yet be told you're not worth it'

Bruce Leverington was given three months to live when kidney cancer spread to his lungs last Christmas.Read

Cancer campaigner: 'NHS Hounslow is a disgrace'

What should you do if your application is turned down?Read

NICE: Decisions are 'some of the hardest in public life'

An annual budget of £100 billion may sound like a lot but it only stretches so far.Read

Jenny Robinson: 'I won't give up fighting against this'

A cancer sufferer who has been battling with health chiefs to gain access to vital drugs has been given the news every patient dreams of - her diagnosis was wrong.Read