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Jan
07

Editorial Wednesday 5 October 2011: Fact me! Andrew Lansley is doing the right thing

At the Conservative Party Conference, the hall was considerably less that half-full for Health Secretary Andrew Lansley's
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Jan
06

Editor’s blog 26th March 2009: On blame for Mid-Staffordshire, and the Second Horseman of the NHS Apocalypse

Good morning, and apologies for the short interruption in normal service. I have been “out in the field” (see Edge
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Jan
04

Editorial Friday 4 January 2013: The Politician's Syllogism and healthcare quality

Happy new year to all Health Policy Insight readers: best wishes for 2013. We return from our festive shenanigans to
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Jan
04

Editorial Friday 21 December 2012: Health Policy Intelligence 52: Francis is coming. Look busy!

The following is an extract from our subscription service Health Policy Intelligence, which funds the existence of this site, and
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Jan
03

The Maynard Doctrine: The arrogant and the ignorant must be collaborative friends

Health economist Professor Alan Maynard explains why researchers ("the arrogant" *) and managers ("the ignorant" **) have to
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Dec
21

Editorial Wednesday 19 December 2012: The Ipsos MORI 2012 Almanac and the NHS and healthcare

I may be a world-class curmudgeon, but I do take requests - especially when they come from my friend Alastair
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Dec
18

Editorial Monday 17 December 2012: The reconfiguration game

For some time, I've been meaning to write about the challenges facing provider reconfiguration. There are a few
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Dec
17

Editorial Tuesday 11 December 2012: Ali Parsa reaps the rewards of Circle's economic failure

A wry smile played around the corners of my well-chiselled features when I read Matthew Goodman's piece
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Dec
04

Editorial Tuesday 4 December 2012: Ali Parsa steps down. Will the Circle be unbroken?

Health Service Journal editor Alastair McLellan has just broken the news on Twitter that Ali Parsadoust, chief executive of Circle
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Nov
28

The Maynard Doctrine: What the NHS Mandate misses, or ‘Another Episode Of Nero Playing His Violin Whilst The NHS Burns?’

Health economist Professor Alan Maynard suggests that the NHS mandate may have missed out most of the critical issues The
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