What the papers say: Cameron's U-turn on NHS reforms
The Independent links the U-turns to demands by deputy Prime minister Nick Clegg. The Guardian asks why, if the NHS budget is being protected, are hospital services being cut?
The Independent reports that scientists have unexpectedly prevented the onset of Alzheimer's disease, the most common cause of dementia, while developing treatments for CJD (Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease). The Telegraph also reports this story.
The BBC reports that the Patients Association is calling for an end to having to register with a GP near to where you live. This is in response to an official consultation which concluded that while the majority of the public back changes, healthcare staff are against it.
The BBC reports that doctors in Manchester and Glasgow have begun a pioneering treatment described as "melting away" muscle in the airways of asthma patients, instead of using drugs such as steroids used anywhere else in Europe.
The Telegraph names Peter Smedley as the man whose assisted suicide was filmed for a BBC documentary, Choosing to Die. The millionaire hotelier who suffered from motor neurone disease died last December.
Finally The Mail advocates an apple a day to truly keep the doctor away. The peel is said to help build muscle.
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