Editor's Blog

May
06

Editor's blog Thursday 6 May 2010: A non-NHS election: inside Pandora's Box with Schrödinger's cat

Evening, all. Sit down and have a relaxing drink - you deserve it. So does HPI associate director Tom Smith,
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May
05

Editor’s blog Wednesday 5 May 2010: How to vote tomorrow

Good evening. Slight pause in posting: I have been off, saving the world. (OK, that is not strictly true, I
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Apr
29

Editor’s blog Wednesday 14 April 2010: Talking round objects about NHS policy

You all know the old Yes, Minister joke: hapless minister Hacker writes “Balls” on a bad document. Nice civil servant
7 min read
Apr
29

Editor’s blog Thursday 29 April 2010: Whittingdon saved

Hurrah! Andy Burnham has promised that the Whittingdon won't lose its A&E and maternity [http://www.
Apr
29

Editor’s blog Thursday 29 April 2010: Conservatives re-announce pharma industry subsidy

From BBC News comes the re-announcement by the Conservatives [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/liveevent/] (can'
1 min read
Apr
29

Editor’s blog Thursday 29 April 2010: Medics back service rationalisation

The Academy of Royal Medical Colleges today suggests that cuts could be good for patient care [http://www.guardian.co.
1 min read
Apr
29

Editor’s blog Wednesday 28 April 2010: Burnham misleads BBC2 Daily Politics NHS hustings

Oh dear. Oh dear. On what is already a dreadful day for Labour, with PM Gordon Brown calling a difficult
1 min read
Apr
29

Editor’s blog Wednesday 28 April 2010: The unexpected side of a mutual future

In this Guardian feature by David Hare on the theatrics of Cleggmania [”http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/apr/
2 min read
Apr
27

Editor’s blog Tuesday 27 April 2010: Possibly the greatest NHS article ever in the Daily Mail

Nobody has summarised the Daily Mail better than The Daily Mash website [http://www.shotdeadinthehead.com/product_view.aspx?pid=
1 min read
Apr
27

Editor’s blog Tuesday 27 April 2010: Gordon Brown the nurse manager post-May 6, and Labour’s comedy health manifesto

If Gordon Brown wants a new job come May 7, he could retrain to be a nurse manager. He successfully
3 min read