The Maynard Doctrine: Confronting sacred cows: why are big hospitals more costly?
Professor Alan Maynard OBE reviews the validity of the idea that teaching
hospitals have higher running costs
Traditionally, it has
Editor’s blog Sunday 30 May 2010: Greece is the word
Blimey - the Greek government are cutting medicine prices by 25%
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/europe/
Editor’s blog Sunday 30 May 2010: Weekly publication of hospital infection rates ahoy!
Kingsley Amis once famously wrote in July 1960's Encounter magazine about higher
education, "more will mean worse&
Editor’s blog Thursday 27 May 2010: Update on SHA assurance scheme reports
You've seen the recent announcement that SHAs are to be abolished
[http://www.healthpolicyinsight.com/?q=node/522]
Editor's blog Friday 28 May 2010: More on HSMR measures
Hello. Hope you're well and looking forward to a bank holiday weekend full of
high-profile policy announcements (just
Editor’s blog Thursday 27 May 2010: England's only non-AfC trust to shed jobs: Southend of the pier show for 400 staff
Morning, all.
Southend University Hospitals NHS FT has previously been somewhat famous in NHS
managementland as the only foundation trust
Editor’s blog Thursday 27 May 2010: The baker's double-dozen: 26 policy questions for Health Secretary Andrew Lansley
With acknowldgement to HSJ editor Alastair McLellan for the inspiration (i.e. I
nicked his concept
[http://www.hsj.co.
Editor’s blog Thursday 27 May 2010: The baker's double-dozen: 26 policy questions for Health Secretary Andrew Lansley
With acknowldgement to HSJ editor Alastair McLellan for the inspiration (i.e. I
nicked his concept
[http://www.hsj.co.
Editor’s blog Wednesday 26 May 2010: Commons health select committee chair to be a Conservative
It's not unduly newsworthy, but interesting to note that the usually reliable
Iain Dale's Diary blog
Editor’s blog Wednesday 26 May 2010: London SHA is falling down
NHS London chair Sir Richard Sykes has resigned over Health Secretary Andrew
Lansley's over-ruling of the Healthcare For