Editor's blog Wednesday 3rd February 2010: A whistleblower vindicated
The general experience of whistleblowers in the NHS is best encapsulated by
Thomas Hobbes [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_
Editor's blog Tuesday 2nd February 2010: Two unsurprises
A couple of unsurprises: The Lancet has at last formally retracted the Wakefield
MMR paper.
Which is good news. Having
Editor's blog Tuesday 2nd February 2010: Out-of-hours report leaked; National Care Service revisited
In today's Guardian, James Meikle has got the inside track on the DH report on
out-of-hours services
[http:
Editor's blog Monday 1st February 2010: What the hell is going on?
Hello again. Normal service is likely to be resumed hereafter. Today we have
fresh Maynard Doctrine [http://www.healthpolicyinsight.com/
The Maynard Doctrine : Time to reform Clinical Excellence Awards!
Professor Alan Maynard OBE proposes changes to the vexed and vexing system of
Clinical Excellence Awards.
The NHS is facing
Editor's blog Wednesday 20th January 2010: hello again
Hello again. You want to know why I’ve been away for a bit? No, you don’t.
Really. Frankly,
Interview - Dr Bill Moyes, executive chair, Monitor
At the end of January, Dr Bill Moyes steps down as executive chair of Monitor,
the independent regulator of foundation
The Maynard Doctrine: The party’s over …
The party’s over: it is time to call it a day. After 60 years, there is a rising
tide
Editor's blog Thursday 24th December 2009: Happy Christmas and best for 2010
I am writing this perched on the side of a bath. This is a first for me. It's
Editor's blog Tuesday 22nd December 2009: New Operating Framework: prospect theory, price competition and market uncertainty
Much of the ‘ooof!’ in the OF – the NHS Operating Framework 2009-10
[http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/
