Editor's Blog

Dec
13

Guest Editorial Monday 13 December 2010: The new provider Lansleyscape

Irwin Brown of the Socialist Health Association wonders how a provision-led NHS will cope with a John Lewis future of
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Dec
08

Guest Editorial Wednesday 8 December 2010: And so we say farewell to PCTs

Irwin Brown of the
Dec
08

Editor's blog Wednesday 8 December 2010: NICE – real movement or rhetorical modulation?

Regular readers will recall that we have been watching developments regarding NICE fairly closely. In particular, you may recall our
1 min read
Dec
07

Editor's blog Tuesday 7 December 2010: Commons Health Questions - December 2010 edition

VERDICT: a much more effective, less disappointing performance from Labour. Shadow health secretary John Healey scored with his Office for
4 min read
Dec
07

Editor's blog Tuesday 7 December 2010: Robert Creighton states obvious truth on NHS reform; is right

The Kings Fund's policy events are usually must-attends; irritatingly, a sick nanny prevented me being at their breakfast
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Dec
07

Editor's blog Monday December 6: Tom Watson MP wins DH FOI battle on KPMG Dr Foster Intelligence NHS Choices/NHS Direct review

- Dr Foster Intelligence were involved in this 2009 review with KPMG of NHS Choices - the service Dr Foster
7 min read
Dec
06

Editor's blog Monday December 6: The 'Big Society' bidding war begins

Shadow Health Secretary John  Healey continues to make smart moves, with this proposal, trailed on the Labour Uncut website [http:
2 min read
Dec
03

Editor's blog Friday December 3: There's something about Bristol - the sloooooow pathology inquiry

My good friend the late Professor Bob Sang [http://www.healthpolicyinsight.com/?q=node/298] accurately described himself as a
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Dec
02

Editor's blog Thursday December 2: Admirable chutzpah from post-moustachioed shadow health secretary Healey to PM Cameron

No man who will don a moustache throughout November to support a prostate cancer charity, as shadow health secretary John
3 min read
Dec
01

Editor's blog Wednesday December 1: The future NHS manager

It would be easy to think that the future NHS manager will be a GP - as Health Secretary Andrew
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