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Dec
07

Editorial Wednesday 7 December 2011: A farewell to targets? Here are 60 more

"The fault lies with big government. With their endless targets and reorganisations, Labour have tried to run the NHS
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Nov
30

Editorial Wednesday 30 November 2011: Michael Dixon speech to NHS Alliance conference

Welcome friends and colleagues to this fourteenth NHS Alliance Annual Conference.  I am delighted that so many of you have
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Nov
29

Editorial Tuesday 29 November 2011: HPIntelligence 33 'Flora Stalinism; leadership as partnership; loving the evil bastard'

Would you like to know more about Flora Stalinism? Who says that leadership means partnership? What NHS reversal wil mark
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Nov
29

Editorial Thursday 24 November 2011: NHS Operating Framework 2012-13

The NHS Operating Framework 2012-13 is available here [http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_131360] . ...................................................................... Click
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Nov
29

Editorial Monday 28 November 2011: Comrade Sir David - glasnost, perestroika and being a lovably evil bastard

Perhaps it is inevitable in an NHS whose once and future king is Comrade [http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/
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Nov
24

Editorial Thursday 24 November 2011:

Goodness me, Mr Lansley's media advisers are doing a bad job. His 'think'-piece in today&
1 min read
Nov
22

Editorial Tuesday 22 November 2011: OSALavision, or how I learned to stop worrying and love Big Brother

You have heard the phrase 'life imitating art'. Health policy is currently imitating a sub-Brian Rix farce, starring
2 min read
Nov
18

Editorial Friday 18 November 2011: Health Policy Intelligence 32 'ACO = RIP AQP & PbR; liberated NHS goes meta- with stasis' out

Would you like to know what has 50 branches and no roots? Which canon law of NHS policy was broken
2 min read
Nov
14

Editorial Monday 14 Novmeber 2011: Mr Lansley's curious liberation, or why an urgent ban will take four months

Mr Lansley's liberation is a curious thing. ...................................................................... Click here for details of 'The Buttle Of Britain -
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Nov
11

Editorial Friday 11 November 2011: David Flory letter on transfer of NHS contracts from PCTs to CCGs

From the Office of David Flory CBE Deputy NHS Chief Executive [http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/
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