Editor's Blog

Oct
17

Interview - Michael Sobanja, chief executive, NHS Alliance

Interview by Andy Cowper, editor, Health Policy Insight Michael Sobanja occupies exactly the position he wants to in NHS Alliance.
9 min read
Oct
16

Editor's Blog 16th October 2008: NHS Alliance conference - day one

In Bournemouth for the NHS Alliance conference, hoping and expecting it will live up to its reputation for lively and
7 min read
Oct
16

Editor's blog Thursday 14 October 2009: Renewing Labour's NHS policy ideas

Governments get tired and stale. The media and the electorate grow used to their tricks. They are the focus of
2 min read
Oct
15

Editor's blog Thursday 14 October 2009: Health Check 2009 - higher honesty or lower performance?

Lo! The Care Quality Commission has spoken [http://www.cqc.org.uk/newsandevents/newsstories.cfm?cit_id=35454&FAArea1=
3 min read
Oct
15

Editor's blog Wednesday 13 October 2009: An outspoken conference

Last week, the second Wellards annual conference - ‘Looking ahead to 2010/11: healthcare beyond the next general election’ -
2 min read
Oct
13

Editor’s blog Tuesday 13 October 2009: Freedom of the press to report Parliament

Private Eye is one of the most free bits of the free press. Regular readers of that esteemed organ will
1 min read
Oct
06

Editor's blog Tuesday 6 October 2009: Who can you antitrust?

There is an intriguing story on The Guardian website about antitrust proceedings by the EU against certain pharma companies [http:
Sep
30

Editor's blog Wednesday 30 September 2009: Andy Burnham speech at Labour's conference

So that was Andy Burnham's conference speech [http://www.labour.org.uk/andy-burnham-speech-conference]. Well, nobody will be hassling
1 min read
Sep
30

Editor's blog Thursday 17 September 2009: Why Andy Burnham is turning up: to announce fully free choice of GP

Good morning. The Independent has the story of why Andy Burnham is turning up [http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/
1 min read
Sep
30

Editor's blog Tuesday 29th September 2009: The shifting sums for the National Care Service

Further to today's figures of a £200 million cost for the proposed new National Care Service given live