Editor's blog Friday 25 June 2010: A bullish constitution, no news but some messages: David Nicholson NHS Confederation speech
Message Number One: he wants to stay. The clock has definitely stopped on ‘NHS
chief executive Sir David Nicholson (and
Editor’s blog Thursday 1 July 2010: Lansley = Rooney - a goal is not a target
First, it was targets. I definitely remember the Conservatives promising to
abolish targets.
Next was added a variety of adjectives:
Editor’s blog Wednesday 30 June 2010: DH survey shows PBC ineffective and in retreat
We don’t even know yet what GP-led commissioning is going to be called.
It might be called ‘clinical commissioning’
Editor’s blog Wednesday 30 June 2010: Health Minister Burns flares up at Speaker Bercow
Further to our recent mention of the gaiety that new Conservative Health Select
Committee members Nadine Dorries and David Tredinnick
Editor’s blog Monday 28 June 2010: Testing the foundations and the afterlife of targets
FT regulator Monitor looks set to become the NHS economic regulator envisaged in
the Conservative pre-election health policy.
Its new
Editor’s blog Tuesday 29 June 2010: Ooh dear. Tony Blair advises David Cameron to follow the political syllogism
There is the kernel of a good idea in ex-PM Tony Blair's advice to PM David
Cameron, as
Editor’s blog Monday 28 June 2010: Post-Confed catch-up - Health Select Committee members; cancer outcomes; competition works; a
Good morning. As we re-enter daily reality (or what passes for it) post-Confed,
having come home to gardens looking more
Editor's blog Friday 25 June 2010: HPI interview with Dr Peter Brambleby, director of public health, online
The HPI interview with Dr Peter Brambleby, Joint Director of Public Health, NHS
Croydon and Croydon Council, is now online
Editor's blog Friday 25 June 2010: An omen for NHS CE Sir David Nicholson's speech to Confed conference today?
Good morning.
Is this an omen [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/10412097.stm] for the
fate
Editor's blog Thursday 24 June 2010: Independent commissioning board to negotiate all primary care contracts
Did I hear that right? In response to an audience question, Health Secretary
Andrew Lansley CBE MP told the NHS