Editor's blog (2) 18th August 2008: money for nothing to the Ritalin generation
Oh. For. Fuck’s. Sake.
I have just wasted half an hour of my life that I’m never going
A panoramic debate widens further still – Health Policy Today, 18th August 2008
It is sometimes said that what happens in the US comes to Britain a few years
later. It is not
The Maynard Doctrine: the challenges of healthcare reform in the USA
The US healthcare system is fragmented and expensive, costing twice as much per
capita as the NHS and consuming nearly
Living in economic times – Health Policy Today, 15th August 2008
A glance at today’s press confirms the tagline currently used by the Economist –
‘we live in economic times’.
Report
Pricing the value of life - Health Policy Today, 14th August 2008
An inherent tension in healthcare has re-emerged in a contemporary theme. It
relates to the balance between population-level and individual-level
Financial pressures continue – Health Policy Today, 13th August 2008
Tom Smith on three health policy stories today, all adding to a sense of
increasing financial pressure.
A survey from
The politics of social resources - Health Policy Today, 12th August 2008
If the weather isn’t hot this summer, the politics certainly are - with the
forecast for it to get
Pressure on government health policy continues - Health Policy Today, 6 August 2008
Tom Smith on a Smorgasbord of health policy issues debated today.
The Conservatives continue to pile political pressure on the
Editor's blog 21 July - Maynard here, and more on the way
Good afternoon. Apologies for a day or two of radio silence, but to paraphrase
John Lennon, life has been happening
Shoving and doing nothing on child obesity (masquerading as nudging) – Health Policy Today, 5th August 2008
Tom Smith on plans to tell parents the weight of their 4 and 10 year old
children, and on the