Editor's Blog

Oct
04

Editor’s blog Monday 4 October 2010: Nadine Dorries MP says most GPs have no idea how White Paper's commissioning will work

Former nurse, Conservative MP and Health Select Committee member Nadine Dorries is without doubt a person who adds to the
2 min read
Oct
04

Editor’s blog Monday 4 October 2010: RCS on White Paper - roles of Monitor and CQC unclear

The Royal College of Surgeons' response to the White Paper [http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/publications/docs/equality-and-excellence-liberating-the-nhs-college-response/attachment_
1 min read
Oct
04

Editor’s blog Monday 4 October 2010: Chancellor George Osborne's speech - the health bits

Restoration-faced Chancellor George Osborne's speech to the Conservative Party conference this morning [http://www.conservatives.com/News/Speeches/
3 min read
Oct
04

Editor’s blog Monday 4 October 2010: Lansley's "welcome" for BMA's highly critical White Paper consultation response

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has issued a statement of "welcome" [http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/MediaCentre/Statements/
1 min read
Oct
04

Editor’s blog Monday 4 October 2010: Una O'Brien is new DH permanent secretary

Health Service Journal news maestro Sally Gainsbury tweets that the new DH permanent secretary [http://twitter.com/sallygainsbury/status/26349497790]
1 min read
Oct
04

Guest editorial Monday 4 October 2010: It’s the culture, stupid

James Gubb of Civitas suggests that the NHS obstructs new entrants to the healthcare market on grounds of ideology, and
5 min read
Oct
04

Editor’s blog Monday 4 October 2010: Conservative activists put Liberatin' Lansley at Number 10

According to this poll by Conservative Home website, reported in The Independent [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/
1 min read
Oct
01

Editor’s blog Friday 1 October 2010: Burnham challenges Liberatin' Lansley to halt timeline, for consortia trials and keep PCTs

Burnham is showing smart offensive tactics and quite a pair of Eds here, challenging Lansley to call a halt in
3 min read
Oct
01

Editor’s blog Friday 1 October 2010: BMA display major reservations about Liberatin' Lansley's White Paper

We the BMA's response to Health Secretary Andrew Lansley's White Paper [http://www.healthpolicyinsight.com/?q=
6 min read
Sep
30

Editor’s blog Thurssday 30 September 2010: Society - big or good? Civic conversations at the Bob Sang Open Space

The NHS's economic future isn't what it used to be. Nor is its organisational future. Nor
1 min read