Amid a snowy backdrop, moves afoot to whiten rules and procedures: Health Policy Today 2nd February 2009
This summary of health stories today reflects a subtle social and political
shift in favour of greater clarity, transparency and
The Maynard Doctrine: Adjusting to hard times in the funding crunch
Professor Alan Maynard OBE surveys the impact of the recession on the NHS's
chances of survival
The UK
Giving it some attitude: feedback for health policy from 2009 British Social Attitudes report - Health Policy Today,30th January
The new British Social Attitudes Report was published this week. It offers
fascinating feedback for the health policy community – for
Editor's blog 28th January 2009: A quick one on cello scrotum, good news, length and debts and mixed sex
Hello. I hope you're well.
It’s all a bit hectic just now, so more considered pieces on
Editor's blog 26th January 2009: Credit on the cards - to PFI for?
The laws of economic gravity are like hemlines: in and out of fashion. BBC News
has another leak from the
Guest editorial 21st January 2009: The health policy impact of the EU’s new Presidency
This guest editorial from Helen Disney, director of the Stockholm Network,
considers the likely impact of the EU’s new
Obama's health reform plans to cover the unemployed begin now – Health Policy Today, 20 January 2009
Tom Smith's Health Policy Today examines what the newly-inaugurated 44th
president of the USA's health plans
Editor's blog 20th January 2009: A true story - good wishes, please
Good morning. We have new Health Policy Today from Tom Smith
(www.healthpolicyinsight.com/?q=node/248), and I hope
Editor's blog 15th January 2009: Safer surgery straightforward
Not that I want to seem didactic or anything, but you need to go here -
http://content.nejm.org/
Editor's blog 14th January 2009: Transform over content?
Good morning. You will probably already have seen the DH’s new Transforming
community services: enabling new patterns of provision
