Editor’s blog Tuesday 27 July 2010: DH finds a new £50 million to launch the Cancer Drugs Fund this October
Two quotes stick out from the executive summary of the thoughtful and
thorough-looking Extent and causes of international variations in
Editor’s blog Monday 26 July 2010: Government's provider regulation consultation is out
The provider regulation consultation is here
[http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/documents/
Editor’s blog Monday 26 July 2010: The amputee octopus: DH arms' length body review heralds many commercial opportunities.
The DH arms' length body review is here
[http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/
Editor’s blog Monday 26 July 2010: Andrew Lansley's live No. 10 Q&A transcript
is online here
[http://www.number10.gov.uk/other/2010/07/health-secretary-andrew-lansley-in-live-qa-53428]
.
Two questions stick out, both from the wonderfully-named
Editor’s blog Sunday 25 July 2010: Telegraph lists NHS activity cuts under way
The Sunday Telegraph's Laura Donnelly knows a non-story from a story - ex-HSJ
editor, you know the form.
Editor’s blog Saturday 24 July 2010: I knew people from Yorkshire were outspoken ...
... but David Forster, policy and strategy director of Yorkshire Ambulance
Service
[http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/Exclusive-NHS-director-disciplined-after.6437998.jp]
Editor’s blog Saturday 24 July 2010: Two contrasting examples of clinical attitude to patients
This BBC News story [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-10742898] about the
Society and College of Radiographers' recommendation
Editor’s blog Friday 23 July 2010: Normal service will be resumed shortly
Hiatus today. Back tomorrow.
Have a good weekend.
Editor’s blog Thursday 22 July 2010: On the way to Reform
Good morning.
This comes from a train on my way to Reform's health half-day conference (and
what a
Editor’s blog Thursday 22 July 2010: Reconfig Panel supports SW GI cancer service change, but backs critics of consultation
Advice On The Reconfiguration Of The Upper Gastro-Intestinal Cancer Surgical
Service In The South West Peninsula
[http://www.irpanel.org.
