Editor's Blog

Jun
21

Editor's blog Monday 21 June 2010: Revised NHS Operating Framework 2010-11 published

Morning all. The revised Operating Framework 2010-11 [http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/
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Jun
21

Editor's blog Monday 21 June 2010: HPI interview with Andrew Donald of BEN PCT now online

Our new interview with Andrew Donald, chief operating officer of NHS Birmingham East and North PCT [”http://www.healthpolicyinsight.com/
Jun
17

Editor's blog Thursday 17 June 2010: Lansley orders investigation into NHS South West / Watkinson affair

You may remember that we covered the issues around ex-chief executive John Watkinson's employment tribunal against his employer
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Jun
17

Editor's blog Thursday 17 June 2010: The axeman cometh

The cuts have begun. BBC News reports that the plan to rebuild North Tees and Hartleppool Hospital at a cost
Jun
17

Editor's blog Thursday 17 June 2010: Interesting things

Morning. No time for anything much yet today, so here are some links: to a response piece I wrote for
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Jun
16

Editor’s blog Wednesday 16 June 2010: Two views on the NHS future

In a recent Public Policy Projects [”http://www.policyprojects.com/] discussion breakfast at the House of Commons, two speakers – a
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Jun
16

Editor's blog Wednesday 16 June 2010: The value for money of Darzi centres

I have taken my eye off what is happening with Darzi centres - or polyclinics - or 8-8 GP-led health
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Jun
15

Editor’s blog Tuesday 15 June 2010: Sense on homeopathy

I'm not wildly bothered about homeopathy - or magic medicine, as its opponents term it. If water had
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Jun
13

Editor’s blog Sunday 13 June 2010: Guardian outs death rate disparities

A loud bravo for The Guardian, which in this article, outs disparities in mortality rates for vascular surgery across the
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Jun
13

Editor’s blog Friday 11 June 2010: The good, the bad and the pointless from the SMF

In the new report, Axing And Taxing by the Social Market Foundation [http://www.smf.co.uk/assets/files/Axing%
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