Editor's blog 21st November 2008: Notes from a sickbed
Cough, cough, cough. Splutter. Spit. Shiver. Cough, cough, cough. Feel sorry for
self. Self-medicate with pills or cask-strength single malt,
The Maynard Doctrine: The season to be jolly? Postman Pat delivers Christmas thumbscrews for the NHS
The Christmas message of “goodwill” in the 2009—10 Operating Framework for the
NHS is that the hospitals in particular
Editor's blog 9th December 2008: It's good to be back
Hello, hello. Not many people will be quoting Gary Glitter, and they will not be
quoting him with good reason.
Does the appointment of Tom Daschle as health secretary points to a NICER USA? Health Policy Today, 25th November 2008
Barack Obama’s cabinet is taking shape, with many predicting that Hilary Clinton
will be appointed as Secretary of State
Editor's blog 12th November 2008: The CMO and the sovereign customer
Chief Medical Officer Professor Sir Liam Donaldson has been on the receiving end
of a touch of criticism from certain
We’ve only just begun: the debate about the impact of ‘top ups’ in the NHS – Health Policy Today, 10 November 2008
Last week the Government said it could no longer defend a ban on patients
receiving NHS care if they paid
The Maynard Doctrine: How safe are your doctors?
Professor Alan Maynard on the need to address clinical revalidation and manage
poor performance
A decade after the problems with
Editor's blog 31st October 2008: Happy Halloween
Hi there. In a big hurry today, and furthermore it's Friday, so after making one
brief point, I
Reaching out to the insurance 'untouchables': health in the US election - Health Policy Today, 29 October 2008
This time next week, we will know the name of the next president of the United
States. Today’s Washington
Public tired of NHS managerial vision sessions - Health Policy Today, 29th October 2008
The most entertaining NHS story of day appeared in www.publicservice.co.uk. It
reports that a public meeting held