Editor’s blog Thursday 16 December 2010: The powers of the Secretary Of State over the NHS - to direct it wholly in emergencies
There is some fascinating stuff in the various documents - for now, just have a
think about this, from the
Editor’s blog Wednesday 15 December 2010: Today's documents
Liberating The NHS: Legislative Framework And Next Steps
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Guest editorial Wednesday 15 December 2010: John Appleby on PCT allocations for 2010-11: disappearingly small rises
The iridescent Professor John Appleby is the chief economist of the Kings Fund.
In this guest blog, he peers intently
Editor’s blog Wednesday 15 December 2010: Super Wednesday and political noise
Policy-wise, today’s announcements could be among the most politically
significant for the NHS since a certain third party leader
Guest editorial Tuesday 14 December 2010: Sympathy for LaLa?
Irwin Brown of the Socialist Health Association argues, tongue firmly in cheek,
that we should be a little slower to
Editor’s blog Tuesday 14 December 2010: URGENT EXCLUSIVE Swine Flu - the big issue
If the NHS falls over this winter, the cause is likely to be not policy but
influenza.
Swine flu, to
Editor’s blog Tuesday 14 December 2010: Select committee Report On Public Expenditure - "unprecedented" efficiency assumptions
The executive summary doesn't actually use the word 'heroic' about the
assumptions being made on potential
Guest Editorial Monday 13 December 2010: The new provider Lansleyscape
Irwin Brown of the Socialist Health Association wonders how a provision-led NHS
will cope with a John Lewis future of
The Maynard Doctrine: It’s the money and the waiting times, stupid!
Professor Alan Maynard wonders whether the funding pressures facing the NHS are
properly understood by policymakers, whose proposals promise to
The Maynard Doctrine - Two Christmas debating issues
Professor Alan Maynard suggests that ‘tis the season for discussion
> Do specialist hospitals need super-subsidy?
Here are two issues
