If you've ever felt guilty about having a gossip over your morning coffee then now is the time to stop as it turns out it's actually healthy, writes the Telegraph. With that in mind, here's the latest round up of health stories from today's papers.

The NHS is under the spotlight again today as Prime Minister David Cameron is due to announce that the national health service should be opened up to private healthcare firms, the BBC reports.

The partnerships with private companies would see patient records shared in an effort to make it easier to develop and test new drugs, writes the Guardian.

Changes to the NHS continue to dominate headlines as GPs who plan to take charge of the NHS budget in England claim they are being blocked by local health chiefs, the BBC writes.

Speaking of GPs, the Independent reports that all patients in England will have online access to their personal GP records by 2015.

Despite activities such as gossiping being good for you the Telegraph reveals that nurses are put off raising problems at work because of attitudes towards whistleblowers.

The latest results of a cancer charity's survey have revealed that two thirds of parents of children with cancer are driven into debt because of the illness. The survey by CLIC Sargent said that cancer forced many families to borrow money and had a significant impact upon finances.

Meanwhile the Daily Mail reports that thousands of cancer patients may be offered breakthrough treatments a year before doctors are allowed to prescribe them.

Moving to Ireland, where tooth decay levels among teenagers are the worst in Europe, according to a funded by Queen's University. The BBC reports that poor diet, social deprivation and non-fluoridated water supply are were all contributing factors.