What the papers say: City backs NHS reforms as GP consortia liability questioned
City AM reports that the City has thrown its weight behind Andrew Lansley's health reforms, citing the results of its Voice of the City panel. The news comes as C+D's sister title Pulse writes that GP consortia might not be fully accountable for the £60bn of NHS cash they spend. This story is also covered by the Financial Times, Guardian and the BBC. The Guardian Live Blog is today covering NHS reforms and discussing the impact on children. The first patients' charter drawn up by the RCGP and RCN will be posted in 8,500 GP surgeries in England, the Telegraph reports. As part of the charter, dying patients will be encouraged to state whether they wish to be resuscitated by medical staff and how they want to be treated in their final days. This story is also covered by the BBC and Mirror.