Editor's Blog

Jun
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Editor's blog Thursday 24 June 2010: Health Secretary Andrew Lansley NHS Confederation conference speech reviewed

Hello from Confed. You will have seen the latest dose of Maynard Doctrine [”http://www.healthpolicyinsight.com/?q=node/582]
17 min read
Jun
24

Andrew Lansley speech to NHS Confederation conference 24 June 2010

Health Secretary speech to the NHS Confederation Conference 2010 ‘Shifting power to the frontline’ Good afternoon, it’s great to
14 min read
Jun
24

The Maynard Doctrine: Musings on the contradictions appearing from the NHS policy fog

Professor Alan Maynard OBE looks at the emerging elements and wicked issues from the current policy fog The English NHS
2 min read
Jun
24

Editor’s blog Thursday 24 June 2010: HPI interview Timothy Heymann, reader in health management and consultant physician

Morning. So if commissioning is going to reshape services and patterns of use, that will change things for secondary care,
Jun
23

Editor’s blog Wednesday 23 June 2010: Slovenia 0 England 1

For those of you who can't get out, Defoe toed in a cross after 28 mins(ish). It&
Jun
23

Editor’s blog Wednesday 23 June 2010: Michael Sobanja and Michael Dixon, NHS Alliance CE and chair, HPI interviews now online

Morning. From a startlingly rattly Virgin train to Liverpool, please find for your edification our new interview with NHS Alliance
Jun
22

Editor’s blog Tuesday 22 June 2010: What happens next, Part One – ‘Who’s Your Daddy?’

Power is sometimes the most fascinating thing in the world, and yet it so easily becomes the dullest. Power in
3 min read
Jun
22

Editor's blog Tuesday 22 June 2010: Hello, VAT at 20%; goodbye, cash for National Cancer Drugs Fund

Contrary to some last-minute rumours, VAT goes up to 20% from January 2011 following today's budget [http://www.
1 min read
Jun
21

Editor’s blog Monday 21 June 2010: Revised OF 2010-11 - reports of the death of targets have been greatly exaggerated

Whoever drafted the revision to the NHS Operating Framework 2010-11 [”http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_
8 min read
Jun
21

Editor's blog Friday 18 June 2010: New HPI interview series - NHS Confederation acting CE Nigel Edwards

Hello. As the countdown starts to next week's publication (Monday or Tuesday, we think) of the revised Operating