Editor's Blog

Dec
20

Editor’s blog Monday 20 December 2010: NHS competition on price - will Monitor take SoS Lansley to judicial review?

The big one in the 2010-11 NHS Operating Framework is the announcement of competition on price, with tariff as a
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Dec
16

Editor’s blog Thursday 16 December 2010: FTs really are losing powers

TAXPAYER INVESTMENT IN FTs (6.24-6.28) – “The Government currently holds an investment stake of £24 billion in foundation trusts
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Dec
16

Editor’s blog Thursday 16 December 2010: NHS Commissioning Board to run or sub-contract consortia not ready by April 2013

Are we going to get a remedial Commissioning Development Agency, to go alongside the Provider Development Agency for non-FTs? “A
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Dec
16

Editor’s blog Thursday 16 December 2010: The powers of the Secretary Of State over the NHS - to direct it wholly in emergencies

There is some fascinating stuff in the various documents - for now, just have a think about this, from the
4 min read
Dec
15

Editor’s blog Wednesday 15 December 2010: Today's documents

Liberating The NHS: Legislative Framework And Next Steps [http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/
27 min read
Dec
15

Guest editorial Wednesday 15 December 2010: John Appleby on PCT allocations for 2010-11: disappearingly small rises

The iridescent Professor John Appleby is the chief economist of the Kings Fund. In this guest blog, he peers intently
2 min read
Dec
15

Editor’s blog Wednesday 15 December 2010: Super Wednesday and political noise

Policy-wise, today’s announcements could be among the most politically significant for the NHS since a certain third party leader
2 min read
Dec
14

Guest editorial Tuesday 14 December 2010: Sympathy for LaLa?

Irwin Brown of the Socialist Health Association argues, tongue firmly in cheek,  that we should be a little slower to
3 min read
Dec
14

Editor’s blog Tuesday 14 December 2010: URGENT EXCLUSIVE Swine Flu - the big issue

If the NHS falls over this winter, the cause is likely to be not policy but influenza. Swine flu, to
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Dec
14

Editor’s blog Tuesday 14 December 2010: Select committee Report On Public Expenditure - "unprecedented" efficiency assumptions

The executive summary doesn't actually use the word 'heroic' about the assumptions being made on potential
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