Which? survey finds pharmacies' advice may not always be good for your health – Health Policy Today, 25 September 2008
A new report from Which? is based on an ‘undercover investigation’ into advice
dispensed from pharmacies . Which? researchers posing as
GB talks about “tough choices”, but not the choices to be made - Health Policy Today, Wednesday 24th September 2008
Reports that Gordon Brown’s speech saved the day are wide of the mark. It was
not brilliant rhetoric or
The sea, the weather and the skipper: the economic tide turns in Gordon Brown’s favour – Health Policy Today, 22nd September 200
In recent weeks and months, much of the media has formed a conclusion that
Gordon Brown is unsuited to modern
What do you mean by greater local accountability? Health Policy Today, 17th September 2008
The Labour Party want to devolve power in the health service to those best
placed to make decisions. The Conservatives
Changing in front of our very eyes: the Lib Dems strike a new political pose – Health Policy Today, 16 September 2008
Tom Smith returns with a discussion of the day's political and policy vogue.
It is a demonstration of
Coles to a new castle: Patrick Carter, chair of the new NHS Co-operation and Competition Panel
by Andy Cowper, editor, Health Policy Insight
Meet Patrick Robert Carter - Lord Carter of Coles, a Labour peer. He
The Maynard Doctrine: Suckling the NHS ‘piglets’ - the case of the drug dealers
The NHS is like a large sow with many teats, from which provider piglets draw
succour. One of the most
Taxpayers' Alliance want more statism on NHS pay: Health Policy Today, 11th September 2008
In Tom Smith's temporary absence, Health Policy Today is a somewhat less full
round-up than usual, but one
Kings Fund debate 11 September 2008. What is fair – should patients be allowed to top up their care?
Kings Fund debate 11 September 2008. What is fair – should patients be allowed
to top up their care?
by Andy
Reforming the funding? It's an (in)sure thing
Reforming the funding? It's an (in)sure thing
by Andy Cowper, editor, Health Policy Insight
“For every problem,
